Damned good post,
Buster, and an accurate analysis of the situation!
OTOH,
Biggles51's thread opener, which starts "
Air New Zealand must be the most despised airline in Australia." is a load of codswallop - it's nothing more than spleen venting which, if it continues, may end up leading him further down the dark road he's apparently walking.
I
don't know what financial and emtional traumas he's enduring at this time, but they WILL pass - albeit not in the way he had hoped.
Although many AN staff may FEEL that they are not
qualified for any position other than that which in they were employed at Ansett, all of us have natural talents that have remained dormant/suppressed during most of our working life.
Right now, it simply may be next to impossible to score aviation-related employment, so USE those god-given abilities to get some $$'s back.
Air New Zealand is going through a tough time, and it would appear that their management are preparing for a "purge" (it's just a shame some of THEM can't be flushed away
), however the LAST thing Ansett staff need are MORE well qualified airline staff tipped onto the market.