lame
I think governments, not airlines, will be making this decision. It will probably come down to: "How badly do you want to fly to our country? If you want to fly here you WILL have someone riding shotgun."
I would be interested to hear opinions from flight attendants as they now have an even greater vested interest. Things have changed, no matter how dire things are in the cabin they can no longer expect tech crew to come to their assistance. If I were a flight attendant I think I would like some backup in the cabin.