MERGED: Alan's still not happy......

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I would expect that QF have already briefed both sides of Parliament to the effect that the Qantas Sale Act needs to be amended to either facilitate the current behaviour to continue with foreign money or to allow a "capital restructure" to take place - which is a euphemism for Emirates to take a controlling interest.

Interesting.....

Qantas: Lock up your pilots

Emirates wants more than Qantas passengers flying on faux Qantas code-shares from Australian cities Qantas can’t be bothered serving anymore. It wants Qantas pilots.Qantas (and Virgin): Lock up your pilots | Plane Talking

Not a new idea, but funny about the timing .... it sort of fits..

timing
ˈtʌɪmɪŋ/
noun
noun: timing
1.
the choice, judgement, or control of when something should be done.
"one of the secrets of cricket is good timing"