Flybe.com
says it all doesnt it "out of the flight deck for 30 mins" beyond belief really.Quite how you can defend anyone who conducts themself in this manner is beyond belief , it appears that things have gotten even worse than they were.
Hopefully your new colleagues from Connect will bring some sanity before there is a smoking hole somewhere !
Dont know how your accountable mangagers can sleep at night with this sort of thing going on.
NF