Ansett Motors was in Hamilton and Casterton.
There were many factors in the demise of the company that l see, and many mentioned here.
Edington was a liquidator for his employer. Strip it, spruce it up a bit and sell it.
The stripping was successful.
Sprucing up was hard to do. Launch into asia just as they have an economic melt down, repaint the tired aircraft, tart-up the terminals, etc.
Selling appeared a problem, but ANZ walked in the door not knowing what due diligence meant, nor cared it seems.
I'm not convinced that AN would be a larger-than-life concern today if SQ had been at the reigns. It would be nothing more than a "domestic feeder" to SQ.
The Star Alliance is another hurdle. SQ, TG, NH wouldn't want them going into asia, whilst UA and NZ would make sure the pacific wasn't crossed. Two main markets they would have been denied access to.
As a humble 6 year (plus 7 years in the subsidiaries) employee up to the end, l did enjoy my time in Ansett. But if it weren't for ANZ and 9/11 it would have been SARS, Bird flu, Swine flu, credit crunch, Jetstar, Tiger...
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