Hughgogo,
I think Don was out before the CRJ was considered, and to suggest Max L was the instigator, flatters his position greatly. Imagine the Chief Pilot to the board "please please please can I have 12 CRJ' I don't think so.
Hank,
The free market theory was shot to bits, when state and fed governments started to chuck taxpayers money around. Per head of staff and pax numbers previously carried, I think that Hazos scored about 10 times as much money as KD.
As an aside I beleive that the Vic and Fed governments have directed that all of their travel is to be the AN group.
Question 1) Don't they have an existing contractural arrangemnet to use QF
Question 2) If they are wishing to project the image that they are supporting the battler, why wasn't the same directives applied to
VB ?