........unlike his passengers who were screaming in terror as the aircraft hit the sea."
Or the plethora of airliners between Lambourne and Brize on any given day. Always a good place to be when you're struggling to stay awake; just speak to anyone who's had a TCAS RA there.
Whilst there are occasional operational imperatives to do so, one of the reasons the slip changes so bloody often (in my slightly out of date experience) is an attempt to appease their airships who in turn are bowing to pressure from the generals to improve its productivity. Yes, the guys going back and forth absolutely deserve to be on time but constant fettling with the programme won't change the fact that they are trying to achieve it with too few crews operating an aged airliner. I do hope the glass cockpit improves things....
Keep it up fellas...all good stuff for the incoming new incumbent
