Balder

I will be the first to say that recalls are not always the smartest thing to do , especially given our current position.

With that being said, I completely believe that this was the right move for us and for the company. The guys running the MEC were mostly topped out and making some killer money doing the MEC thing. They had no real reason to push for the best contract possible because they are already living a pretty nice life. I'm not saying that is how they thought but their actions seemed to say otherwise, and it could have effected the out come of section 6 significantly.

Additionally, Chris needed a reality check, his actions and words to me personally did not signify him as a leader. Not knowing him on a personal day to day basis its hard to judge him in whole but I strongly believe it was his time to go. If for nothing else we needed some new blood and new ideas.

I feel James is the right man for the job because he has the burning desire to lead and get us on track to be well paid. I think he will get some of our apathetic pilots to get on board to get the best possible contract. We have so many guys here that are more than happy being the lowest paid Airbus pilots, it maddening see our group so divided over what we should or should not be getting paid.

Please give this guy a chance to bring us together and kick some ass!

Cheers