My 5% worth....
Yes, the QF group has grown under Mr Dixon and co.
However QF itself has shrunk into a disorganized shadow of what it once was.
The root evil in all of this is the segmentation of the business units. In effect it has taken the pride and satisfaction as well as the sense of ownership out of its once loyal employees.
To think that one part of QF would have to fight another part of QF for the work, or QF business.
That creates empires within businesses that are destructive... ie engineering
Whilst I agree there are efficiencies to be made across the board, it should be done as one.
It now seems when the group profit is announced "We are grateful to all our employees for the hard work in achieving these results:" but in the 12 months to that " your business unit is a cost that must be reduced or outsourced and you should be grateful for a job"----- hypocritical!
As for the new a/c coming.. great!!! (B787), off to j* they go... then when they are tired and needing some money spent on them... give them to QF and the -900 newbies can go to J*.
Retire most of the B744's and have a handful 380's doing P and J class flights for the red tail
What will QF be internationally eventually... LHR. SIN. LAX. JFK. JNB???
What was it 5-10 years ago, LHR,CDG,FCO,FRA,BKK,SIN,LAX,JNB,NRT,KIX,MNL,HNL,YVR,PPT,DPS, CGK,..........THE LIST GOES ON !!
Dont forget the plans to create a new company to own the aircraft!!!
Will this phoenix rise from the ashes or will the ashes simply be swept away.....
Im done.
Cheers