there would be nothing wrong with a pilot running an airline, it would be far better than an accountant. Let's look a at NATS for example. Who runs it, accountants or ex operational staff? If you want to run a professional industry then let the professionals run it. The financial people have to accept it and the sales people have to get on their arses and generate more income to pay for it. Look at airports, who continually reduce pay rises, not because they can't afford it but because the "sales" staff cannot generate the income. In modern industry if the sales are not up then the company goes down. If the aviation industry does not come to terms with this idea then it will fail.
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Sorry nothing to do with drinking before duty time, but wanted to get my halfpennyworth in.