Most of the replies to this comment prove one thing that this industry if fueled by greed, and people who are only interested in one thing, the bottom line. When in point of fact the number one driving force in the industry used to be safety, not any more, it's self, self, self.
Well I hope all you contributors to this column are happy that you are flying in aircraft maintained by people who are paid less than cabin crew. Laker said it years ago, "I can fill an aircraft with cabin in an afternoon stroll down Crawley High Street", but engineers? Just remember 'if you pay peanuts you get monkeys'.