A majority of MAS people, sadly most pilots, believe in the gomen's " crying wolf " philosophy that all who gripe on the internet forums are evil saboteurs. They RELIGIOUSLY BELIEVE in " in-house " unions doing " bed-mate " industrial deals whereby the " union/association " heads get " lu tolong gua, gua tolong lu " kinds of goodies. Union/association leaders revel in rubbing shoulders with latuks and tan sris, golf games with tips on share markets and general publicity on the gomen control airwaves and media. 100% ameno style or dumno moolayu style. The baruah chinese and indian arselickers also get sikit sikit bread crumbs lah.
Air Asia business model has always been dubious and dodgy; MAS operational structure is at best unsustainable with useless " MARA like " strategy. All jaguh kampung mentality. 100% ameno style.
Marrying these two " loser " entities is making a marriage made in " loony toon " land!