Gentlemen the messages I have read here are very disturbing. We should not be making these accusations of “protectionism”. Based on the events that have transpired recently, the entire Aviation community should understand the increased security requirements that are being imposed. And realize that by reducing the number aircraft coming into the states frees the manpower requirement that it is taking to enforce more stringent security checks. After all, we as a global community, are in this together what happened in the US last week could very well occur anywhere in the world. These restrictions are not necessarily implying that the security in the UK is any less effective than the security in the US. This attack has crippled the aviation industry worldwide, over time the industry will recover but for now we all must continue to maintain professionalism and compassion toward one another in order to persevere, and overcome these difficult times.
Let us not forget the root cause of all of this.It is really petty throwing stones at one another, lets not stoop to that level.