mole1010, YOU should be the one to have a re-read! qantasnews was quoting packone in his post, and stated that "Some of it [was] a bit harsh and not true." You're fuelling the bushfire a bit...
LiberatorB24, I take it by staying international earning big dollars you mean becoming an FO on the 400? You can no longer vertically promote from SO-744 to FO-744, even if you meet the hours requirements (theoretically you can go SO-330 to FO-744 but something will probably come in to prevent that as well). The first promotion these guys and girls can take will be domestic FO, or FO-330 - and that will be some years off, even with their seniority!
In terms of AIPA 'sanctioning' this deal, AIPA doesn't have any influence over future employees. As far as I know, they wouldn't need to sanction (or reject) it, and have almost no ability to be involved in the process because its not affecting any of the members.
Lancer