Great news for TT OZ employees.
The ACCC were between a rock and a hard place on this issue, and have been pretty much saying it for some time. Hopefully now the deal has been given the green light, VA will move quickly to improve the TT bottom line.
I can't imagine acquiring 60% of an entity and allowing it to run at a loss for too long.
My two bobs worth: Crewing wise, the biggest movers in the foreseeable future will be the ATR regional, and demand for Domestic drivers for an expanded TT OZ.
Now if Jetstar ever gets it's crewing act together, some of the regional airlines just might have to reassess their crew retention policies. Those who actually have policies that is