Yes. It was rumored LM would run for ALPA National president and he did.

But after spending just a tiny little bit of time with a bonafide 4th floor type, I think the key word I picked up on was briefing book.

So the word on the street is briefing book.

And stuff like 717s, cockpit upgrades, 773s, 748s, 787s, used 772s, white tailed A330s, Guam, buying all of the MD90s possible (which is indeed happening), et. al., is because somewhere somebody (mainly a management pilot who was obviously a former line pilot) has probably gone and done some research and assembled some information that was handed over and put into a briefing book.

Then let's just say said pilot or another pilot or a non-pilot who has friends that are a pilot or who is connected in the Peachtree City club leaks some information and on going activity. It may be presented as "we're totally going to do this!" or "they're looking into..."

Now, that information they worked on may make it into a book, may pass several reviews, might be with Anderson, might make it to the board, might get approved, might not, but it doesn't mean the rumor wasn't a valid possibility.

Now I think there is high level stuff that never comes down the pipeline, such as let's say Airbus came to Delta and pushed the A380. The money guys are not impressed and they say no and therefore nobody below them, the leaking class, ever works on a project related to the A380 and thus never a rumor.

But, as an example, let's say Boeing comes and says, 10 A330s we sure in the hell don't want, do you want them in exchange for eliminating penalties on the 787 and XYZ, and then someone down below in the leaking class (such as crew resources and training) is asked to work up some numbers on 10 more A330s, well, then there is now a juicy possibility for an A330 rumor! But the board might not approve of it. But it's made it to this forum as "I heard that we are looking into buying 10 A330s..." Heck, I've heard A330 rumors on 123.45 while crossing the tracks.

So is what I said true? No freaking clue. I just picked up on the word briefing books and it made me think, huh, I wonder if all of the rumors we hear about are because someone was putting together a briefing book.

Now I'm going to go back to sitting SC.