"What concerns me is that a lot of AO and MAM crew automatically believe that they will become JQ International."
I actually find the opposite. I'm not sure how many of the AO crew you have spoken to or what you deem to be a "lot" of crew, but most crew I fly with and speak to don't know what will happen, and do not neceassarily believe we will automatically become JQ International.
RaverFlaver