How is the Australian Government at fault?
Before Ansett Australia was sold to Air NZ, the government had many unsuccessful attempts to try and save the airline. The company itself was in huge financial trouble when it was sold to Air NZ. I can however, see a problem selling it to Air NZ who were already in financially trouble without the woes of Ansett. Maybe a more financially stable airline like Singapore would have been beneficial.
Air NZ should take fully responsibility for this failure. Air NZ saw Ansett as a chance to break into the Australian market. This however might even lead to the demise of Air NZ.
The company is not AUSTRALIAN owned anymore. The government is not going to buy an airliner that can never be profitable. Why would you spend AU$3 billion dollars to by a fleet that needs an automatic upgrade? An additional billion dollars perhaps? AU$4 billion?
ABSOLUTE NOT!!!
The main problem laid in the fleet of aircraft. Many types required many very skilled engineers. Surely employers of Ansett knew this day was coming with no NEW aircraft being bought for many years. Ansett operated the WORLD’S second oldest fleet.
This time might be a benefit to Virgin Blue. Virgin can fill this huge gap left by Ansett and expand all over Australia. Only through this can a monopoly be avoided. Qantas now have Australia right in there palm with a 93% market share.
Ansett Australia as we know it, will never fly again. Hopefully Virgin and Qantas can help with the huge amounts of unemployed, skilled and dedicated employers of Ansett.
Good luck to all the families.
