Ansett MKII was actually a decent business model, built around the A320's. It's a shame that two opportunists didn't really plan for it to succeed.
And this was after months of meetings and requirements that Vref+5 described. It is the emotional roller coaster from hell where you go from news item to news item and then even at the last minute it can all come to nothing. I understand the staff at Virgin hoping that it will all turn out for the best as a lot of them have been emotionally invested in the company in the same way Ansett staff were and QF staff still are. The unfortunate reality though is that even if it does survive, there will be a lot of people who will end up on the outside looking in at an aviation career.