AnthonyGA - I feel compelled to respond to your ridiculous post. Please tell me exactly what level of experience you have of "running an airline"? Making sweeping statements like: "they [airlines] don't care whether pilots live or die, and they don't even care about the long-term health of the airline" really do not show you up in a favourable
light. A pessimistic view? Yes, absolutely, but also one of someone who clearly has no understanding whatsoever of what is involved in running a successful company. Back you go to MS Flight Sim.