Nice post Uplink...although is the train really still running? It didn't surprise you that the A380 will be introduced at such short notice to IAD, doesn't news like that be announced months in advance as a
PR stunt? The best one I can think of lately is the PTY delay due to 'awaiting approval', hasn't PTY been on the cards for almost a year?
Maybe you're right, but the way I see it, almost the entire 777 workforce have been doing roughly 90-100 hrs over the last 9 months, so what will they do when we have maxed out of the 900 hrs (after tax of factoring, tax of 30 leave days etc.) over the next 2-3 months? How will the train be still running when they realise they can't give us all sim supports, Freighter, Japan augment and DOH/BAHs to keep your hours down??