Just remember who drives the airline industry these days.
It is Accountants and Aircraft Manufacturers.
If the manufacturer can design an aircraft that is simple and safe to fly, efficient to operate, easy and cheap to train the crew the accountant that runs the airline is going to be very interested.
The accountant couldn't give a toss about pilot skill because he has learnt over the years that he has to pay for that and if he can get away from paying for skill he will.
Safety, the catchword we all talk about is unfortunately talked about tounge-in-cheek and is only important to the accountant when it costs him so he uses another phrase called risk management and allows safety to be cost effective.
Do we like it? NO!
Do we have to live with it? YES.
We are told if we dont like the heat in the kitchen then get out.
What else does one do when we have the so-called best job in the business? We stay.
