I have spoken to a number of people who went to that meeting who claim they were opposed to the decision but did not speak up and say so.
Why? Probably the same reason you do not post under your real name on PPRUNE.
You may have noticed the "group think" of the meeting- that is not one person stood up and spoke against the proposal even though you would see on this site alone there are some opposed.
I have spoken to senior people at Qantas and it is clear that Qantas is not supporting the subsidy as proposed.
I am sure you can understand that the Qantas man at the meeting would have been lynched if he had been the lone dissenter.
And don't believe for a second that the Radars can't be maintained for decades- the whole basis for the AsA claim that a decision must be made by September.
Once AsA went down the track of excluding anyone from the consultation process who had a differing view they were on a path to failure. Just look at the way they treat there own staff- particularly their ATC's who earn most of the income
Last edited by Dick Smith; 8th Nov 2008 at 00:41.