But does anyone seriously doubt that they'll have any trouble filling the positions?
The applications will be over-subscribed - guaranteed.
I wonder what position Mr Grant Lilly held, prior to becoming GM of Jetconnect, and whether he took a pay decrease - bet the answer's a big "NO"!
This operation, which "won't be cutting fares", could quite conceivably have been crewed by QF pilots, F/A's, etc, using EXISTING infrastructure, without going to the expense of setting up an entirely new company.
But that would NOT have allowed for the creation of so many more "management" positions with the associated mega-salaries, bonuses, and other benefits that bleed airlines.
These are the REAL beneficiaries, and the REAL reasons for setting up these offshoots.
The water lillies of airlines. How apt that this is in fact this GM's name!