Agreed. The only question is who makes the choice.

I submit the lines pilots will be the best judges of what the line pilots want. Therfore, the only way is for pilots to talk this stuff over, agree, and lobby together for the changes they want.

Otherwise, all you're doing is lobbying Flt Ops to pick a winner based on the analysis of the 40%, hoping they rule in your favor. The 60%, meanwhile, will not be part of the discussion.

The only way you respect everyone's opinion is to involve everyone. I've never flown with a FNWA guy. I don't know how you want to do things, nor do I know why you want them done that way. Because only a very small fraction of us have in fact worked together, I know there is no consensus on Best Practices. There can't possibly be.