"Sound asleep" is wide awake on this one!
The battle must be fought on the basis of safety. The cynical general public have an attention span of 2 seconds when it comes to how people are employed and what they are paid. But when they hear about their own safety they are all ears and vote with their dollars.
The Safety belief is the QF (hence JQ) commercial mainstay. It is the line in the sand for everything we are discussing - and the primary interest of all the stakeholders - JQ/QF management, CASA, pilot standards, media interest, insurance companies, friends and relatives, stock market, tourism operators, politicians..... they all must perceive the threat and how it will affect them (especially in an election period). Sound safety standards will be eroded - this should be our mantra and message to the world.
Ultimately it will be the safety message that bring commercial pressure to bear.