Summer 2013 so far-

Any excuse to declare SWAP/IROP, scheduling belligerence with reserves (adjusting duty times, illegal assignments), not enough pilots to cover scheduled flying (July ATL CR2), hours to get hotel information during cancelations, and operational updates telling crew members to not contact crew scheduling.

Yet leadership is more concerned with Acey days, aceypalooza, people programs, suggestions on the IT platform, Star Bucks scratch off and "focus groups" (cherry picked suck-ups) than improving the front line operation.

With the quarter to date performance numbers looking like they fell off a cliff and near record open time for July, how soon until the email comes out blaming everyone and everything except where it belongs for the "challenges" this summer?