A new upper management board would make the world of difference, as would a less "hands on" approach from AAB.
Sadly, everyone at QR knows that at the end of the day, absolutely everything requires approval from AAB. That being the case, some of the fine managers within the company do not command the respect that they deserve, because their charges know that they are all ineffective and cannot make decisions without referral.
It's old hat as far as the QR threads are concerned, but nonetheless still true.
I wish the company well and continue to fly with them whenever I possibly can. Since I have so many friends who work at QR and some who have left in essence because the Company ruined their lives, it is upsetting to see that despite faint glimmers of hope that things can change, the Company seems to always get so far up the slope, but slides back down again just before reaching the top.