Besides, it has been proven that you don't need experience or putting in a brilliant effort to become any level of management. Just ask DM, Manager NSW/ACT line stations. An Arts degree and no interest in aircraft lands you a plum job.
I think he landed this position due to his experience in employee relations/industrial relations. True GD style, buggary all the way. We all saw this with the very distasteful harrassing/interview processes that was enjoyed during and after the PIA. This will never be forgotten.
With the poor press that we have had of late GD has finally got what he wanted, that is "just an airline".
Do you believe for one minute that the excellent LAME's will be promoted off the floor to manage. There wouldn't be anyone left to run the show and actually keep the aircraft in the air. Think of the consequences if all the good LAME's were in management.
QF94 good thinking, what a good manager you would make. However after watching the A380 team fiasco, and the valuable licence's and manpower that was robbed from various sections to create this team, I just cannot buy your idea.