Doug the Head;
most seem to miss the point of this whole thread
Yep, and I'm outa here; there's no further point.
The whole point is the firing of a veteran airman using what is supposed to be a safety tool. I would like to have seen contributions from those who have agreements in place, how such agreements are respected/handled, what new endeavours might be derived from FDA programs, (we have the capability of enormously detailed analysis of fuel-use including single-engine taxi's, fuel used while waiting at the gate for the ground-crew, as well as all phases of flight). The paucity of imagination is disappointing but hey...it's an anonymous rumour network not a collegial setting where common interest must focus towards anything specific. The distractions on this thread mirror the way most discussions tend to go. Hopefully a few derived benefit.
Cheers.