Oh wow,
And not to mention being tasked into a runway made of pavlova, without an exemption from the airport authority, and being told by TP that "it should be ok", or being tasked into a US Navy base which was too short. When (before we even left home base) we pointed out that we would be 25 tons short of our req'd gas lift to get home, and that there is a hhuuggee international 20mins up the road which was more suitable, we were told "Navy BASE"! Imagine our shock when the wind req'd didn't appear and we were unable to lift the gas, so flew 20 mins to the international to refuel.
Then there is the cutting down of turn around times allocated to make a long crew duty day fit. REDUCING THE TURN AROUND TIMES ON PAPER DOESN'T ACTUALLY MEAN IT WILL TAKE LESS TIME!!!
I'm sure they dodge some bullets up there, and solve their share of problems, but some things will never work, and pretending something works when it doesn't isn't a solution.