Seems to be slight misunderstanding of my question. To be more blunt, if you were the captain of a flight and an arab looking pilot with arab name, but US nationality flying for a US airline, came and asked for a free ride in the cabin, assuming he had all the relevant id and licences and qualified under your airline's CURRENT criteria to sit in the cabin, would you feel uneasy about it??? In other words, do you feel your impression of LEGITIMATE arab descended pilots, in the US or anywhere around the world, flying for reputable airlines, has been compromised?
Comments will speak volumes.
Regards
ps. my airline has banned all public visits, locks the door now, and "free jumpseating" like in the USA has never existed in any case!
[ 29 September 2001: Message edited by: fly fly fly ]