JetNut there may be any number of perceptions but only ever one reality upon which those perceptions are based. Smoke and mirrors my friend, but reflections and obfuscations conceal or deflect perceptions only... the reality remains the object.
Could that reality soon read something like "Reuters London - South African Airways have confirmed an order for another 12 Tu-154 medium haul airliners as staff complements are further reduced by another 3000 comrades...." ??