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I think that was perhaps the best explanation I have seen on pprune - or anywhere else and I think that post should be a sticky and substituted for the Mod Vs Integrated debate posts that regularly appear here.
CC2180 - this is a pilot wannabee forum. Wannabe Frueds should visit a different one. I have no complex of ppl being better than me. Perhaps I was just trying to get to the bottom of why a majority have the door closed in their faces before they even knock.
I now know that fingers were burnt once (I wont ask for possible reasons why) with mods on an intensive type rating course - hence the reluctance to take the blinkers off. Fair enough.
Air-wolf. BA haven't lost my bag. I have an "understanding" with our team sec that if I have to be posted out somewhere for a meeting, BA should always come behind 2 certain middle-east carriers, and one south east asian carrier. Nothing personal -
with the ability to choose whoever I like my preference remains with another carrier