Just came across the personal comments section of this topic about the Eastern/Sunnies pilots having unprofessional attitudes, toward Air Link/ Impulse drivers, which need to be answered.
Back in the "war" of 1989, no one was interested in the existing Australian Airlines regional turboprop arlines. They just went along quietly doing their network flying and as many "specials" that Australian could squeeze out of them too, between the major cities. A big task but they did that job professionally and safely. One of the options for the regional jet routes was that Australian would give them over to those turboprop regionals. But Jimmy "Bowtie" had this other idea of giving it all over to some unknown Adelaide charter operator, NJS. The loyality and effort of his own regionals went unrecognised. Over the next twelve years, those same regional airlines just went on and did the job asked of them, professionally and safely and profitably.
Then along came the next airline "war" of 2000-2001. This time Qantas decides that buying a debt ridden and unprofitable airline is again a better idea than recognising its own regionals quiet abilities of professionalism and their safety record.
Don't take the "dirty looks and the finger" personally. You are the only available visible faces of those higher layers of management people making corporate decisions based on things other than airmanship, professionalism, loyalty and dedication and love to the job. EAA, Southern, and Sunnies pilots are only human too.