I agree with your views - Gen Av in the US has no match elsewhere but the state of aviation as a career is rather pathetic.
I also concur with your point on Cebu Pacific having great potential and I fly with a lot for my business but sad to say even at this early stage of their growth, their customer care really sucks. I just hope that they dont fall into the common notion that low cost means low service mentality.
Anyway, the ATR's at Mactan really awoke my interest again so I hope to pick up where I left off 10 years ago.
Cheers and happy flying!