Dave,
It's a fact of life that due to career length the people at the front have a longer collective memory than those in the cabin.
Sadly your words are being read by those who clearly remember err, 'replacement workers' being trained and signed off with CAA approval in less than ten days. In fact the record is held by one senior and respected UK company at 4 days.
This isn't indicative of the respect pilots have for cabin crew but their managers and the controlling authority. These events happpened not just post Airtours at Manchester but long after Kegworth as well. When times get nasty you'd be amazed at the non existent respect their work is accorded by the deskbound.
No coughing, no apoplectic outbursts please - that's the truth of it otherwise there will be a flood of posts from senior airline people from both sides of the flight deck door clearly stating that I'm wrong.
But I don't think that will happen which in it's own way will reinforce where the real lack of respect for cabin crew lies.
Regards
Rob
Last edited by PPRuNe Towers; 18th December 2003 at 17:22.