As has been said elsewhere:
..with globalisation bearing down on the Virgin and Qantas Groups, it’s time for Qantas Group pilots to embrace innovative change which, inter alia, means merging AFAP & AIPA, to bring into existence an Australian Pilots Association (APA)....that the MBF Trustees appears to understand that the MBF needs new blood if it is to grow and continue to offer very attractive LOL insurance to its members, is ...compelling reason to bring on the AFAP/AIPA merger asap.