[jpblue1000]

Perhaps in a pure brilliant piece of capatalist manuvering the qantas leadership has placed quantas where it intended. Nothing they have done suggests they have the notional 'nations carrier' best interests at heart. No notions of tradition, history or meaning to australia. I believe they are trying to kill it or wound it for a higher purpose...profit.
The qantas sales act of 1992 prevents wholesale ownership of qantas from outside australia and places severe restricions on it as a business, but if that causes hardship on the company, ie years of significant losses the law could be challengedand may be changed and sale of the domestic branch could occur.
at the same time the company creates another branch, Jetstar and tiger, transfers cost of these airlines onto qantas to make the spreadsheet look worse or better depending on who you are and where your looking and from what vantage point.
Utilise a different fleet of aircraft so you can pay less than the qantas staff and start to transfer code share across from qantas to the at least jetstar cheaper to operate airline building a stronger brand. Build jetstar up at the expense of qantas, let the latter die, have the laws changed sell qantas assets and concentrate on jetstar with lower costs, less restriction and greater access to overseas funding than qantas would ever have.
A market ploy to kill of the handicapped big brother (qantas) and divert the business to beter profit.

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JP