Yep I knew most of those fellas and I worked with them in MAS before they returned to AN.
Took them a long time to upgrade to Capt but they made it. Thank god.
AN interviewed a hell of a lot of guys like me back in mid 1990, needed all of us back and indeed would have taken us back. But the scabs DID have it in their contract ( approved by the IRC )that they would not have to work with non-scabs as it "was a flight safety issue" This is a FACT.
So Ansett took back half a dozen guys to show the world they were not against us and to "prove" to the IRC that the dispute was over and "hey guys no hard feelings". That's why only half a dozen got back in, FACT.
VB have not employed any AN Captain. They have employed 737 F/O's only. This comes from a source in
VB Check and Training dept. And better still JR has a copy of the AN Pilot's Assoc letter from 1990 outlining their concerns and requirements over "flight safety in the cockpit" and is laughing himself silly, seems what goes around...!!FACT.
Now take a deep breath.