I forgot to thank
BB for his kind words about his Kiwi mates, I think they put
him into the 'Gripper' category.
The only Kiwis who worked for AN post '89 were sc@bs, at least the ex-AN pilots now in ANZ stood staunch, we got the best deal by far. "Dregs to the Bottom - Cream to the Top."
Reading the Oz posts in this thread is like watching Oz TV news - never looks outside Oz unless you want to blame someone!
In case BB, FSU et al haven't noticed, an Australian owned airline has operated continuously in NZ, employing many Australians by the by, since 1987, (with a short break recently when it was called Qantas).
Recently we've had QF aircraft, Oz reggos - Oz pilots, plying the main trunk, they are now going to charter foreign aircraft to operate the QF NZ domestic structure because the aircraft and pilots are "needed" across the deetch. Have you heard the screams from this side of the deetch? - NO! We're mature enough and secure enough in our nett worth and skills to sit back and accept the competition. Keating p!ssed back on Open Skies because you guys are lacking in those departments apparently. To follow through on the logic expressed by BB, FSU et al then ALL Oz nationals flying off-[Oz]shore should immediately repatriate. Haven't you heard of the 'Global Village'? Welcome to the modern world son!!
Reactionary views such as those expressed in the wake of AN's collapse from Australia are making it more and more understandable why Australians don't want NZers over there, you couldn't stand the heat!
