To answer your question IMHO....
"Suppose the airline DID find itself in "private hands". what then? How would the new owners bring about a return to profitability?
Answer: Industrial relations behind closed doors, that would be the intent of achieving privacy in this scenario.....
Is it not so mortally wounded and now so short of money that would be an impossibility?"
Answer: No
Last edited by Acute Instinct; 18th Aug 2014 at 12:28.