KK's post sums up the attitude of most of us to BA Connect. It isn't perfect, many of us have suffered base closures and FOs have seen time to command increase as the fleet reduces, but on the whole it is a decent place to work. The fact that Bacon Slicer thinks the ability to tech an aircraft without getting any BS from management or to request preferred days off from rostering (not extra days, just have an element of control over the days you have off) is unsustainable in 2006 seems a bizarre statement to make. Admittedly the 'delay for a wipe' story is pathetic, but I can assure you that is the exception and not the rule. The vast majority of us are working hard to make this company turn the corner and will go the extra mile day after day to get off chocks on time. Yields might be down a bit, but our load factors certainly seem to well up, so who knows, maybe the new brand, lower fares, some long, long overdue advertising and much better in-flight offerings will do the trick - it certainly wont be down to a lack of effort on the part of the crews.