ExcessData highlights my concerns, Wirraway. It appears all too apparent that existing infrastucture is NOT used - Australian being a classic example - but rather the excuse to cut the majority of the workers` wages is really a poor cover for supporting MORE management of a new airline, and to afford promotion opportunities to middle level managers who have reached the highest position within QANTAS.
Have the public benefited by the introduction of Australian by way of lower airfares? Have the staff benefited?
The answer to both is NO - however Australian created many more ground management positions for former middle management, but at HIGHER salaries than they on before.