PP,
I take on board everything you say, I simply cannot disagree. I guess what I am trying to say is that the airlines don't seem to help their cause much (not ours). My hypothesis is that if they did more to level out the inevitable rough economic patches everybody involved would be better off. Just taking us poor trainees into consideration is the tail wagging the dog - no doubt about that. I am certain being able to respond to demand, on demand, is part of the solution. The five "P" acronym springs to mind
However, I can only hypothesise, as I don't actually know!
BTW, I very much enjoyed your story. It is invaluable to get a first hand account of just what is involved, and the hiccups
