A300 Man! I would love to share your optimism but I'm a realist who lives in the real world. Yes QR do have a chance of going places and doing something special but as of the 18 months I've been here they've missed the boat virtually everytime. Of course accuse me of being a cynic or pessimist or whatever but if it really was ok then I would say. But for me its not...I'll get out when its right for me.
I've worked for good and some not so good outfits...but QR are definately at the lower end of my scale, if not the bottom. Mostly for their sheer lack of respect for anybody who works for them. The locals appear to think they have the skills to take over all of the senior jobs but they clearly don't. I've been involved in the ME for a long while now (pre QR) and its not unique to QR but if only they (Mostly AAB) had the honesty and the conviction to put qualified people in the key jobs and not surround themselves with Yes men they may have a chance of heading in the right direction.
Your thread:
"However, I re-iterate my comments made above. The company is my preferred carrier and WILL go places if there is reasonable degree of authority and autonomy given to the managers"
The most important word here is "IF". So far on the majority of occasions "IF" has not turned into "WHEN". You know it. I know it.