Kaptin M said:
"Have the public benefited by the introduction of Australian by way of lower airfares? Have the staff benefited?
The answer to both is NO"
AO was never meant to result in lower fares, the objective was a lower cost base to allow a profit on routes that are/were historically marginal or loss making to Qantas. I have benefited, I get paid more and my roster is more stable than when I was in mainline.
You also said
"however Australian created many more ground management positions for former middle management, but at HIGHER salaries than they on before."
What facts do you have to prove this or is purely your speculative assessment?