No leg pulling intended Mr Twotter.
Another thing our Sud Afrikan cousins might wish to consider prior to acceptance of the JetStar deal is to go over whatever contract is offered with a fine toothed comb.This JetStar lot as well as Qantas management are notorious for open ended contracts that always seem to go in their favour when push comes to shove, go figure.
Another aspect of this offer particularly if you are coming over as a direct entry Captain is the security of your tenure. Check very carefully the fine print purtaining to your seniority.
You might find that in order to keep your command JetStar needs to maintain compounding growth. Will that be possible with the impending economic troubles looming.
Thown into this equation is the fact that there has been a change of Government from far right wing to more middle of the road ,(potentially left of centre even.) As a result some aspects of the Labour Laws in Australia that may have allowed Qantas to unilaterally cancel aspects of the protective Award/Agreement that Mainline pilots operate under, in order to create a panicked pool of pilots to feed any potential growth in Australia have now or at least come Febrary will be all but impossible to use.
So any rhetoric emanating from JetStar managements mouth purtaining to the glorious usurping of Mainline pilots by the JetStar juggernaught is just that.
I'm also told on good authority, that there is a high likelyhood of legal action challenging the legitimacy of JetStar International under the Qantas Sale Act, another potential incumberance to any direct entry Captains keeping their left hand seat.
By all means, come to Australia, just be very careful in checking what is being offered!
Look before you leap ,so to speak.