Tell.....about the 27? All I know is that DS wants to fly his last 6 months, so they are accepting resumes for the position. The person groomed for the job - SG - would be the logical choice and would do a fine job IMHO.

As far as the other stuff, everyone I talk to likes the direction and leadership in the MD-11 program. Aside from the 757 - which won't be fully up and running for a while, that a/c is where most of the growth is and consequently, also where most of the training is.

I think we all resist change to a certain degree. We get in a comfort zone and when somebody comes in proposing change, it is rebuffed. There are some very forward thinking people out there and that is the only way we can evolve is through change. Take the superflex program for example. Everybody hates it, but most don't understand how it's to be implemented. From how it was explaine to me, it makes sense.


Regarding the choices for our ACP's, the interactions that I have had with those folks have been all positive. Therefore, I am personally satisfied with the general direction that management is going with the folks they are selecting as the new manager's.