Buster,
My point is that Geoffrey Thomas is an aviation journalist who writes articles for the major papers (not a special interest publication) - but the issues that get raised here don't seem to rate a mention in the newspapers. There is more to aviation than shiny planes and exciting new air routes.
I think the public perception of pilots is that they are onto a goldmine in the airlines. The great unwashed may get a different view if they read the real situation for prospective pilots these days in the "economic rationalist" environment.