Here's what I don't understand. Why do pilots care so much about how their airline is performing. Generally speaking, almost all pilots will get the airplane out on time if they can at all help it. Why is it an indication of how good the pilots are if their company schedules 30 minute plane swaps, delayed for maintenance or other?
It really is silly to sit here and judge a pilot group based solely on on-time performance, especially considering if those pilots were put in the others' shoes, they would undoubtedly have the exact same performance.