Well I'm not sure how much time HD has to prove his metal but he better be quick on changing the pre-flight to 90mins.
Because there is now a criminal investigation being conducted by by the Russians citing chronic fatigue as a possible cause of the FZ crash. See NYTimes today.
If there is an accident at EK and fatigue is a cause - which the vast majority of us agree is a serious issue - then people like HD will go to jail if it happens in the US.
You cannot have a kiosk on check-in that says click on the box that says YOU WILL COMPLY with the OMA - FDP starts 60 prior - while at the top of the screen it says your briefing starts in two minutes - which is 90 prior.
A prosecuting lawyer in a criminal case or plaintiffs attorney in a civil case will have very little trouble in convincing a jury that that is a culture of abuse of the regulations.
He's got very big balls if he allows that to continue.