Although i have great respect for JB, he is still running an airline that is competing in an overcrowded market with limited funds and huge competition from both the leisure and business ends of the market. Do you really think he won't go down the same path as J* if he is able and there are huge savings to be made with low time cadets and offshoring? He can say whatever he wants to the enquiry (doesn't everyone else?) but in the end if he is bleeding cash against an airline with lower costs what do you think he will do?
I really hope i'm wrong, but he was the one that basically set up Jetconnect on the Tasman against mainline pilots, and a two page submission doesn't really fill me with confidence! As Kelpie basically says, actions speak louder than words. I wait in hope that he will show the clowns at Qantas how to run an airline with the staff engaged, but i won't be holding my breath. At least he had the decency to turn up!