who is this AA? You work to the edge of legality and the system breaks when the system hiccups. Usually a proper planning department has a cost analysis and determines that sickness, disruptions, fatigue are a clear sign that more money is being spent in other areas in the company that are in direct relationships to the crew welfare. Any incident and the house of cards in that place will fall. Some unlucky driver, crew and pax pay the price at best with losing their career. The other scenario is unthinkable.§