Cartman,
Entirely different circumstances.
The airline you were offered a job by were, a few weeks later, a part of history. And that was in 1988. To draw a comparison to this is somewhat disingenuous. Again, IMHO only.
I once received a letter from jmc Airlines telling me I didn't have enough experience for an interview....... a year after passing my initial line check for them.
So, strange admin errors happen.
However, on what basis do you think there was an internal error that now deprives these guys their chance? Perhaps you could share the information? I am fairly sure there are 30 or so interested parties to your inside information.