I don't know what you do with a airline that is such a integral part of the country, such a part of the history of the country. QF is not nor ever has been just a airline, its the National Carrier, the big fella, with a proud war history, one of the most prestige companies in the country. Its not something you can just ignore, let it run down and say blithely cost to much to run, so over to JQ, much cheaper. The day Joyce pulled the plug sent the country into a shockwave, waddya mean its not flying? All of a sudden the people were without their security blanket, no red tails overhead, all of a sudden something was missing, the country was not the same, they felt outraged, vulnerable, it mattered not they were not booked to fly, that was not the point, and the outrage came thru media outlets for the next 48 hours as Joyce went from villain to hero back to villain as confusion rained. When the dust settled, Joyce must have felt unsettled, as he would have to have recognised he was dealing with something else other than just another airline, that he was dealing with history, a huge part of the history of this country, for without the aircraft this country is to big to operate, (as we found out to our horror in 89) as Australia started to grind to a halt. By fair means or foul, QF must never be allowed to diminish, never, it must be there for future generations of pilots, engineers CC and ground staff, it must be there for the future of the country, for the history of the country, it has well and truly earned its place in history and that can never be diminished, and it must be passed on to a CEO and board who give it the respect it deserves, and the future it deserves. Simplistic yes, but even in this "slick" time when history matters nil, somethings just don't warrant changing, QF is right up there.