The best would be Gail Kelly.
Having met Gail in the funniest of circumstances I would say no. Talented individual who knows how they play that dodgy money game at the top, but has no
hands on experience at running an airline.
What about that Air New Zealand CEO (and members of his board), paying them in Australian Dollars could be enough to make them cross the puddle. A Kiwi is still better than a dud Irishman who comes with no luck.