On the ABC lunch time news (this is what you do when you retire!) it was reported that the Aviation Industry in the US is in big trouble. (Most of it anyway) with ageing aircraft, high fuel prices, there is talk of stopping servicing to many destinations, and they expect a loss of thousands of jobs across the board. (well I guess that will fix the Pilot shortage). So why would QF want to get into bed with one of these carriers is any bodies guess, if it goes it will drag QF with it. Surely you would be trying to be nice to Emerites or Etidhad who appear to come with their own oilfields, and who are buying up A/C at a rate of knots. If I were Dixon I would bring his motley mob home from the US and head for the Far East.
