Having him appointed is a very positive thing. He will be able to stand up to the owner and mentor the 200 hour new hires.
I do hope you are correct GG but there is a long list of ex gator pilots that have been dismissed over the last few years for refusing to bend rules or fly aircraft that they deemed unsafe...including ex cps.....Why should the new CP be any different?
I suspect compliance with flight and duty times will now become mandatory rather than pencil whipping exercises
I hope you are right but I doubt very much that RK will want someone who is only going to allow his slaves to work for 90hrs a f/n.
More than anything the place needs a new owner. A CP that is willing to stand up for the boys and lead by example is a good start but I'm not really sure if that is what RK wants in a CP.