I understand that the Captain went to the CAA yesterday and had a 'pleasant' conversation. Long and short, it will not happen. I thank that the Captain has gracefully stepped down and agreed not to push the issue. I ma sure that if he had the energy it could have been made to happen.
Does make you wonder where to from here with the CAA? A question asked earlier on this thread went around the issue of 744 too big, 757 too big, 737 ok? What is going to be deemed to be ok and on what basis is it going to be judged? Will it be judged by a retired airline driver operating as a consultant to the CAA on the basis of what he 'feels?'
The CAA must be careful of collecting all sorts of increased fees and then having perfectly safe skies by keeping aircraft grounded and in the hangars!!