Dream 747, are you saying that AJ could've done the same as JB? You are kidding, aren't you? If AJ had taken the VA job, it would still be
VB, that is, if it existed at all now......(Very, very, unlikely.) His record at QF speaks for itself...... Had JB been given the QF job? QF would be a lot stronger than it appears to be today. The difference is mindset and playing to your strengths. JB does, and AJ spouts his low cost mantra. At a full service airline...... Part of the reason JB has been able to get airlines like Etihad, Singapore, and ANZ to the table to benefit VA is because of his contacts and business sense. Do you really think AJ has the same ability? Not that I blame AJ alone. The board have a lot to answer for here, too. Maybe more. While the structure and costs of the QF mainline structure aren't the greatest, throwing millions after millions at Asian windmills was never going to work. Wasted money, and he's managed to alienate pretty much every employee he has.
Is JB perfect? No sireee Bob. But he gets how the industry and business has to work. I don't think AJ does.