Sunfish - you have a very jaundiced view. The demise of AN had nothing to do with International Ops and late nineties politicians had nothing to do with the terminal financial situation of AN. The only political interference happened during the domestic pilots dispute when the then PM assisted his good mate and from what I have heard he also had a hand in the demise of Compass Mark 1. The current government is a different brand and I am convinced that they had no role in AN's demise apart from allowing market forces to play their part.