Never in 1224's power to either save or ruin FW. What evaporating, already paper thin, SA air freight margins didn't do, staggering losses on the Tam fiasco did. Nearly unanimous, pilots wanting no part of SAI, that much is true.

Hauling for Air Haiti with the 1st 707 replacing C46's. A decade's ups & downs dissolving into a stock charade, buyer precipitated shut down. Rebirth as DC8 ad hoc bidder. 60's traded up for 70's, becoming later one of the very first 76 factory freighter lessors for LAN. Earning it a DOJ raid for fixing flower contracts on that customer's surcharge practices. A corrosion corner regular, local legend of sorts, detained on her way to the ramp; demanding to see badges only to find out the FBI t-shirt squad didn't actually have any. Port in the storm for so many. Alumni serving nearly all the major players both here and beyond. No real boo boo's unless you include the GSO cowl bang, with an ASI aboard. #4 was it? Where did he end up again? Oh yeah, never mind The page has turned on pint sized, heavy non-sked ops..and it's time.

Just don't label the remaining few offered a new hire spot for something they didn't do. None of them had a hand in any of this. I know because I did.