There are possibly some good outcomes brewing here.
Its no secret Joyce doesn't mind escalating an issue as he's shown with last year's lock out. He won't be bullied by these thugs and therefore he arguably now has even more reason to get the share price up and rebuild the airline.
Its a huge move to suspend the relationship with TA & this doesn't help Dixon's aspirations.
Is he the guy to significantly resurrect the airline? Unlikely.
Could he boost the share price enough to make a takeover unviable? Very possibly.
Like so many others are saying here, if these 'rebels' do wrest control from the current board it won't be at all good for the airline or its staff. Let's face it, if these people really had what it takes to make (& keep) an airline great, they would have done it by now.
Don't let them get their grubby hands on Qantas.