Dick; When reading the earlier posts on this thread I had a momentary vision of two or three rather solidly built Gentlemen wearing expensive suits with a conspicious bulge under their left armpits and wrap around mirror sunglasses making an unannounced and unscheduled visit to the BAL offices for some frank and open discussions.
I know, I`ve been reading too many Raymond Chandler paperbacks but sometimes I wonder.......
Anyway, thankfully
this time the Aviation community won one.
