This is for all you new guys. If you tell a US carrier you'll be somewhere, and fail to honour your word, you are what's wrong with Australian pilots. The "I'm OK Jack" attitude really makes us all look bad, and tarnishes the effort most of us have made to build a good reputation here. If you're not interested in Spirit or whoever, that's cool, just act like a professional about it. Believe it or not, there are other Aussie pilots who may one-day like the opportunity to work at Spirit, Atlas, Frontier, or a regional, and would appreciate not having to overcome the oztranaut stigma.
To those that are here and working hard, thank you for the efforts you make to make all Aussies look good. I'd wager the next generation of folks slogging it out in GA who will soon come here for their jet time will appreciate your efforts.