Spot on Bscaler,
I would never let anyone i know join here without an absolute upto date date set of facts as to exactly what happens around here.
I have to say that as long as we have 5-6 'mini airlines', that's to say groups of people with completely different ideas as to whats good and whats not, then AOA or not, nothing is gonna get achieved. If you look at BA, Virgin, Air France, or most other big carriers, the crews all fight together as one, whereas here everybody is too busy squabbling with each other to get anything done. I think the cabin crew set a fine example of 'teamwork' in this regard and leave us looking like idiots really.
The news about this dump is spreading, and i won't have to worry about anybody i know joining. Most of them say they wouldn't touch it with a barge pole!