cheshire appears defensive on any rumours concering Eaac, but rumours are a good deniable way of advertising something for sale, so that you appear not to want to sell, just a thought.
Then there's the school of thought that thinks rumours of a pay rise helped stall it for most of the year, rumours of work to come are used to retain undecided cabin crew, there have been rumours of MOD flights, then done by AA?, rumours of Japan, done by AA? rumours of Cancun, done by AA? it could all be coincidental of course, the latest rumours are of the Haj to come, have you seen AA's operation on that one?. possibly a challenge but a worthy target ?.
On a lighter note, how are the portal skills this week JUNIOR crew ? , JUNIOR is a tad unkind to experienced main crew, cheshire while you are in the seat of power can you have a word about tact and mindset with the guys above. There's a rumour that if you get something cheap you don't respect it too highly.