Hi Sherm,
your comments are appropriate, however the mechanisms that exists for anyone other than management to fix the problem is limited in subtlety, and the timeframe precludes working out elegant solutions. What is needed is such action that allows the program to be adjusted with some semblance of cohesion with all concerned.
The AJ solution of killing QFA and replacing the corpse with a foreign airline is disturbing. I could contend that the Jetstar form of management (which you are familiar with) is hardly conducive to excellence.
If the AJ solution made sense at any level, I would be far more accepting of what is being done to QFA, however, do you consider that it is likely that the magic of Jetstar's product and management will be able to survive in the SIN environment, using a narrow aisle "premium" product vs B777's in abundance in the local market?