Originally Posted by On speed on profile
The foundations of any airline are happy content pilots and cabin crew who want to go that extra mile for the company but without that, the future state of any business will be in doubt.
Absolutely! We as pilots do have a skill, which most of us have already paid out dearly (both financially and personally for). The beancounters who make these decisions have probably not sacrificed as much and yet are willing to tell us pilots that we must prostitute ourselves even further to work in their company.
When I tell people I am a qualified ATPL they still treat you with a small amount of respect - it is a shame that the industry does not treat the qualification in the same manner.
There are currently no passenger carrying UAV's - without pilots NO planes will leave the ground - please note Mr Beancounter!