Wiz, thanks for your understanding
It is really a difference who makes the decision about extra fuel. It was the job of qualified dispatchers who work together with the PICs for a proper fuel planning. Now there are lots of "clowns" like AAR and TCAS who meddle with that and both dispatchers and pilots are now not working on a reasonable solution but on a compromise between sense and company pressure...a pretty sad situation and something I couldn't stand...I rather feel sorry for the guys involved than having hard feelings...anyway, that is the general trend in aviation nowadays...
