Hi Mildy,
I have personally heard exactly that position expressed, yes she may have been mad but would not listen to sense, and sadly it is a position that has been posted on other forums too.
With EI, I understand that they made a lot of concessions earlier which I believe is not the case with Ba/Bassa, and hence they have probably kept the support of their Pilots - also, perhaps they havent historically rubbished their Pilots and criticised their parentage either
