I'm interested to know the reason behind the merger between TN and QF? How did this impact Ansett?
The term 'merger' is a metaphor in this case, and for many of those who worked for that grand old airline TAA (then Australian) will likely also agree that it was no merger. A slightly subdued not so hostile takeover is more accurate. There is no doubt that Jimmy Bow tie did have some business acumen about him, and he was a CEO that could run a fairly stable ship, however all is lost now and just the memory of a once great airline exists. And yes, for the record, there is
still a TAA vs Qantas divide in some areas, but that is now almost non-existent, the focus is now Qantas vs Jetstar.