The barely disguised glee of some posters,despite protestations that the last thing they'd like to see is Virgin go,is a little unedifying.Some of these people seem to have pretty short memories,especially when the Q allegedly appeared to be in a fair bit of strife not so long ago,and all the stress that caused everybody,not just those who looked like they were under direct threat.I can say from personal experience that there was no schadenfreude going on in the VA flight decks at the time..it was more like a 'what's bad for them is bad for everyone' kind of tone,and 'hope it turns out okay' kind of thing.
I think most decent flight crew colleagues would be of a similar mind,regardless of which uniform they wear.Makes me wonder about what happened to these people,that they can take such apparent pleasure from others misfortune,or a competitors perceived hard times.
Perhaps those worst offenders are not actually flight crew anyway?Because anybody who has actually had a company disappear out from under them knows what a horrible experience that is...and that would include many if you've been in the game longer than 5 mins.
The big wheel turns,the only sure thing is it will turn again..and no one is completely immune.