it doesn't matter that much who gets the job.
I respectfully disagree.
If John Thomas gets the job, there will be an immediate and noticeable improvement in staff engagement which will in turn be reflected in an improvement in the bottom line. He understands how an airline works.
Conversely, the appointment of MM or Blunty, neither of whom have the respect of the workers, will result in a further decline in morale, high staff turnover and a continuing plummet to the bottom. These two hardly even know what an aircraft is!