Are you an Engineer MIT? - I'd be careful, you are opening up another can of worms here. You may not know but the Engineers/Technicians on the ground ARE also responsible for the 800 or so people on these ridiculously large aircraft. They HAVE to certify it fit to fly. You are probably talking to the wrong people here about the creature comforts that flt crews have or should have for ULH flts. Not that I'm against it of course. From an ordinary worker who has the responsibility of ensuring that the 400+ pax and 20 crew on the 5 a/c that he has released for flt today so far, who is over worked, underpaid, underappreciated, soaked to the bone etc etc etc. But still loves it all the same.
[This message has been edited by spannersatcx (edited 12 November 2000).]