....." the hand of cooperation and friendship" what a load of utter cr@p.
All you lot spruiking off as though you are God's gift to aviation. A lot of you Impulse/Jetstar or whateva you want to call yourself this week NEVER had to participate in the QF selection process in the first place. The only hand of friendship that was offered was GD's to JM's "over a Crown Lager or 2" and the rest is history.
One company rescued and reinvented to be the BIGGEST bargaining tool GD himself could ever dream about.
And to the Holier than thou attitude of many a QF mainline driver, where was/is the hand of friendship to the other 2 forgotten about QF owned carriers(not AO).
Many very capable and professional people have been "trapped" at SSA and EAA for much much much longer than you pr1cks have been in QF, and let us not forget those who had jet transport jobs at another now extinct wholly owned subsiduary and through no fault of theirs, became victims of company politics and bullsh1t.
Where was this hand of friendship then. Only when it's about to jump up and bite you all on the arse do you finally give a flying f@ck.
Career in aviation in OZ,.............
"tell him he's dreamin......."