Upper lobe et al. I very much agree with your comments with the exception of this load of garbage:
Anyone who has worked inside that airline since 1992 can see the trail of destruction, the corpse of Australian Airlines devoured the original Qantas a long time ago.
That Sir, is utter tripe. I don't think this is the right time for a mud slinging "long vs short" haul debate, but it would be remiss of me if I let that one go. It is just plain wrong.
Your SH "mates" are in this one with you upper lobe, whether you like it or not. You go down and they will too. Focus on the real enemy. And that is not SH!