A well written piece, I have a renewed admiration for the rank and file at COA. Apparently we have no ex-Eastern pilots on this board, as I posted Sweet Sixteen and it was promptly censured. In the U.S. a flight is considered on time if it departs within 15 minutes of its scheduled time. Sweet Sixteen is a union activity (not necessarily endorsed) of delaying the flight one minute beyond, with the implication that on-time departures are published quarterly by the FAA. It may be that we can expect such gamesmanship in the near future from our brothers at COA. Sorry if the previous deleted post was a bit recondite, but if you ever hear ‘sweet sixteen’ that’s the meaning, guess you don’t have it over there.