Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
As a couple guys posted, it is certainly incorrect.
The NA15 ship has sailed, thank goodness, but the P2P ship has not.
I think you highlight the reason P2P can never be successful: people make mistakes and misinterpret. It can be honest or nefarious. But bad info is bad info.
This is not a knock on Jim, who is working diligently and with great integrity.
However, his gaffe is noteworthy.
P2P is obsolete. It used to work (or at least be justifiable) because the pilot group was largely uninformed and isolated from the discussion and each other.
Social media and the MD11 have changed all that forever.
The best way to spend P2P dollars is to disband P2P (and expensive roadshows) and replace with a robust series of interactive webinars with all the negotiators and subject matter experts.
I have to give credit where credit is due. Jim is working with integrity and despite his gaffe, his openness and interaction with the pilot group is a noteworthy breath of fresh air. That will never go out of style or be overcome by technology. He isn't hiding and he is writing.
His recollection error is just that, a human error...it is misinformation due to his signature block but, IMO, not significant enough to say he or p2p is obsolete.
Black shirt sales job p2p was criminal. If p2p was 1 man, J. Villers, deep, I would be okay with that. Call it something else if it makes us happy.
The problem highlighted is that the title and the person can't be separated. Jim is an advocate for truth to the pilot group. He wasn't spinning anything. He had a recollection error.