He and that goose of a chief pilot at Ansett were principally, no wholly, responsible for the recommendation that the CRJ be introduced. No doubt the rocket scientist, now long departed for BA, signed off on the deal bu the recommendation came from the two aviation equivalents of brain surgeons??? F%&# me!!
I reckon that when Air sheep bought in, they would have had a look at the $$ going out the door on the CRJ operation and decided that the whole thing was a non goer.