Simple
Pilots are meant to be a trusted profession, at times making it into the top 3 on the “Most Trusted Professions” list:
Australia's most trusted professions
If a brickie’s labourer or a traffic controller allegedly commits a murder no one really cares, but one of Australia’s “most trusted professions” will attract attention.
It would be the same if a Doctor was alleged to have committed one, as they are a trusted professions their job description would probably be in the headline too.