The current management philosophy is devoid of any forward thinking..As Keg alluded to in a later post, he would like to see some development of other routes.
That is my point exactly. QF is increasing vulnerable to "geograhical shocks" as we focus our flights through LHR and LAX...But in the short term the visitors who will parachute out to thier next "exciting accounting assignment" reap bonuses for the short term bonanza.
Also worth considering is a current rumour doing the rounds that there is a LCC international being considered, mainline becomes increasingly isolated..
...As Geoffrey(Dixon) puts it in media announcement after media announcement "QF is facing increasing competition in our region" Forget the likes of SQ or EK we are being decimated by the likes of AO, J*, J* Asia, Jeet Connect... Mainline shrinks whilst getting loaded with cost from fully owned yet soooo independent subsidiary companies, great way to bring in a low cost model without a Transfer of business case ever being considered.....
Yes the diversification is there, there just isnt sufficient diversity for those in the mainline group
And we pay these "visitors" to take the company in to the future, including all of those whose financial and career longevity is tied to the mainline group. By the time these decisions come home to roost the senior management group will be visiting "thier next exciting adventure" counting beans at another australian icon