Gasp...
It's difficult to know what to say, other than this is one very scary world.
Not sure whether you're taking the piss and trying to wind people up, Sunfish, but I am "not hearing you", as the Americans love to say.
As a reader looking for an answer to why this deal 'feels' so bad to others, I think this thread has many of the answers.
At least it seems to have.
I'm leaving it to others to contribute sensible and unemotional comment to counter the abject rot that must be present in the boardroom of Qantas right now.
Texas seems to have a past, a sordid past filled with lies, while the Qantas Managers seem to have a very bright future!
Neither seems to be healthy for the shareholders at all.
Not long term.
How is it profitable if there's no airline left?
How can the Manager's be acting in the company's best interests when they're receiving such massive bonuses for approving a sale?
Isn't there a conflict of interest there?
You seem to have dropped the ball, Sunfish.
If you don't mind, we'd probably do quite well hearing some unemotional analysis anytime soon.