Well, not sure what is meant by former glory, since times and the airline industry itself have changed so much. Nor am I sure that it will eclipse the likes of Emirates or Qatar airways in terms of fleet size or destinations served. Nor am I certain that any of that is actually all that meaningful.
Instead I would be more pleased with a well run, efficient, profitable and self-sustainable airline. I help we don't join the regional equivalent of the nuclear arms race of the past decade, where each airline builds massive fleets without the payload or market share to justify it, or go for the big-airplane syndrome, where we only want to have widebodies because everybody else has widebodies.
Being well run and self sustainable is our best bet for good pay, and an employer to whom one wants to dedicate their career. I think that every single employee plays a role in reaching that goal, however, one important element is missing, and that is clear leadership-- at least for the next few weeks.
So I wait anxiously to see what André Dosé brings to the table on April 1st.