Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
At least I've provided some evidence. I'd love to see some actual proof of these angelic Eastern pilots. Militant is how I frequently heard them described. Note that the myth of Lorenzo being banned from running an airline has been debunked by other members here. And yet I haven't praised him or Eastern management. In general I've heard nothing good about that airline in its final years. Sometimes people are in love with the memorrather than the reality.
He was found unfit and banned. I was mistaken and thought it was the FAA, but it really was the DOT.
Others are parsing words in one article that I linked to. Here’s are contemporary newspaper articles that corroborate my assertion:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archi...-3a967d228ecb/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...672-story.html