Read somewhere that SIA is one of the worlds biggest based on market valuation.
They don't have any union problems, positioned in a natural hub and are cashed up. Yes, they also provide service that makes people want to fly with them. Profits now take care of themselves. With all that natural compost, the roses are blooming.
Qf want to be more like them, a tough road in Australia.
Friend inside QF says that their current thinking is that there is no more expansion possible. Profit margins must be increased through internal restructuring and cost cutting. You know what that means.
Perhaps to allow SQ in to Australia would allow them to do this and SQ would employ those Australians that will work as they want them to. Globalization spells bad news for unions and airlines like QF. They don't want a shark in the fish pond until they are as ready as they can be. From what I can see, they will never be fully ready. Therefore use the threat of mass unemployment to pressure the government for more time. Either way, the workers will get it in the neck.
The brave new world will require more work for the same or less money. The sooner persons like OCCR etc realize this .......
