It is sickening to see quite clear parallels between the demise of engineering within Ansett and with what is happening at Qantas right now. This extends further than maintenance being delayed to save money. It includes all the peripheral crap that we have been subjected to over the last few years.
I do realise that it was more than the above mentioned, it was ultimately the rape and pillage by Air NZ that saw its demise.
Before I go on, I am in no way referring to the fine Ansett engineers many of whom are now colleague’s amongst us at Qantas. I refer to the dysfunctional managers that have weaselled their way into Qantas to spin their web of clichés and half a$$ed ideas for a second time.
So how much of the bad stuff have we taken on? Any ex Ansett and now QF guys want to elaborate?
I know that the strategy map was one. Lean? Which managers currently at QF came from Ansett? Which from Air NZ?