Actually boys, I think all of the above is tosh. When I worked for Eastern it was very friendly and I'm told its the same now. They don't put up with tossers though. Standards were high and still are, which is why they are attractive to the jetset. Very few pilots got anywhere near 900 hrs, except in ABZ when several FOs failed their Command Conversions and the existing captains had to put the hours in. I think they have a recruitment tickover but thousands of applicants. Rumour has it they are taking on experienced jet jocks who want to return to being pilots rather than autopilot monitors, get home at weekends, enjoy high standards and pride in customer care. Tand C were average for turboprop ops. Overall, good bunch. The bad press you may see on Prune usually emanates from the aforementioned.