You're worth more money Whatty.
According to a statement from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Qantas Airways Ltd has won interim regulatory approval for a joint business agreement with American Airlines. The ACCC said today, the airlines would coordinate services on their trans-Tasman and trans-Pacific routes under the proposed deal.
Further, according to a report in the Herald Sun today, Qantas Airways Ltd may cut a deal with China Eastern Airlines, which is headquartered in Shanghai, to set up a link to Asia and remain competitive on international routes.
And the Speculation gets even better, with some analysts saying there will be a full blown Qantas-MAS tie-up.
As they say in the comic strips, there's Klingons everywhere Captain. Looks to me that the Unions will need to come up up a lot more than protected industrial action.