Ajax,
the only thing that will stop the rot, is when the inevitable happens, some captain becomes incapacitated and some bloke who's paying to sit in the RHS spuds a plane into the ground.
Sadly for the industry and for the poor punters that are on the receiving end, this is the truest thing I have heard in ages and I have to admit, was something I was starting to wonder myself.
You have some other very interesting points.
Thanks.
OSOP