Steve Holding's going to spew!!
How to kill a niche industry with a stroke of a pen.
However Physics should be part of the minimum requirements. Didn't see you guys bagging Ansett for having the same requirements a few years back.
Interesting to note than in the USA to fly for the majors you have to have a 4 year degree. It is also interesting to note that the academic level of alot of the year 12 subjects has also dropped in Australia in the last 10 years. The Uni's have been complaining that the levels of Maths and Science from year 12 are getting pretty bad and people are unable to handle some of the harder degrees.