I agree CS
My son was fond of his quotes and here's an appropriate one I think:
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
I was taught that while good men stand by and do nothing then nothing will get done. But I am pleased to say that there are good men on Pprune who are not standing by and doing nothing.
To Vim_Fuego
When you said
"How about giving the fleet a break? Sure, rumour away at an appropriate level and perhaps put as much emotive effort into why they aren't getting airborne enough currently instead of trying to ground the fleet".
Perhaps toddbabe has gone some way to answering why "they aren't getting airborne enough currently"
And Froobs you said
"all the conjecture and speculation isn't doing anything positive for those still operating the fleet"
Do you honestly think those of us on here who ask questions can have any influence on the those still operating the fleet. If you do then you are saying the few good men on here are able to make a difference add an MP to that and who knows what may be achieved.
Maybe the fleet my son was so proud to be part of will once again be a fleet full of highly motivated aviators.