In return, can Scurrah offer a ‘statement of confidence’ from VA that in return for financial assistance from the Government VA would prioritise looking after its staff while also boning the EM team and hopeless Board? It’s a two-way street and Scurrah would have to bring something to the table, something that is detailed and outlines how the legacy issues that have lead to the current malaise have been put to pasture and will not return.
Most of that can't happen as the board is full of representatives of foreign airlines, who have a right to be there. The EM who got the airline into this mess have all left with millions of dollars in their bank accounts already. All he can offer is to cut the entire widebody operation and probably get pay concessions from the staff and offer some sort of lean domestic operation. I doubt 'looking after' anyone will be on the agenda, you will be thankful you have a job.
The only other real alternative for the government is to let Virgin go broke and offer AOC waivers for a foreign entrant. Failing that it will be a Qantas monopoly for a long time to come, given the current state of the world aviation industry.