Ice i have been in this business for 18 years if that counts for anything, and i think i am entitled to my own opinion. Running a loco short haul is so different from a longhaul outfit which requires a hell of a lot of extra resource, you stretch that resource to thinly across the world and you could well be asking for trouble.
From the initial comments i wished to court some debate and that i have, albeit a slightly limited but very vocal response. Perhaps you could explain to us, with a business mind of course what will happen when an aircraft is out of action across the world without a backup frame to fill in?.