Acute Instinct - As per the quote you posted, D.C. and M.H. have not failed on all accounts.
and unite them in pursuit of objectives worthy of their best efforts
Come on, you must admit, they have united us in pursuit of worthy objectives
1) A fair and reasonable wage for all LAMEs (starting with a 5% increase).
2) The removal of the worst engineering management Qantas has ever known.