Reality
It will happen sooner or later: the bean counters will have to improve conditions to attract qualified crew. They will have to PAY one way or another.
Of course there are thousands 2.000 hours TT youngsters around the world who would give an arm to be strapped into a big shinny Abus or Boeing, but as long as to command an airliner require experience and other qualifications, to contract these guys (no offense, please), put four stripes on him after a couple of years is making room for the likes of KAL from some years ago or Gulf recently, you name it.
How much cost a disaster?
My point is: there are increasingly options for a qualified and experienced work force. It is just a matter of stupidity save peanuts now, by eroding conditions and loose the most qualified.
Making the headlines tomorrow with sad news will cost A LOT MORE.
Just a thought.
Last edited by fullforward; 11th February 2005 at 21:43.