Sign of the Times?
It's been a traumatic week at the North end of the Air Capital ramp - salvation (at least temporary) followed by massive reductions elsewhere in the industry including over a hundred at the South end. The atmosphere can be summed up by the following exchange in Friday's Maintenance meeting:
"At 10, we're taking '91 out for a photo-op"
"Why? Are we puting it on e-bay?"
(Sorry, Genghis, I know it's not directly Flight Test but....)