Plastique
Yes it is about face but what is even sadder is that they are still the pawns and that is why their future remains so bleak.
As long as the AOA continues to send IA smoke signals, why would the company not continue to let the AOA suffer financially and the membership continue to be diluted.
This thing may have now gone on too long for the 49ers to have another look-in.
If the AOA leadership does care about them, then they must make a concerted attempt to eat some humble pie and do whatever it takes to get a hearing.
If showing the other cheek meets with another whack in the face then you will see a far more united pilot body and that is what the company does worry about.