scrubed: The pax? Yeah sure, mate..... The pax couldn't give a toss - by and large they just want the best deal. If what you said was true then no one would fly SQ, TG, MH, etc etc. Mate, wake up to reality. Sheesh...
Condensation: I'll rephrase. Yes, QF does have Asian ethnicity in its ranks, but they are residents/citizens of Aus. What I was getting at is QF hiring a group of Thai nationals, for example, and training them up as S/Os. Who would stop that? Senior QF pilots? The pax? I don't think so!