Ah, I see.
Pilots = greedy, bloodsucking leeches.
Airline Management = paragons of virtue and maintainers of high ethical standards.
Well, if you really believe that, you are so completely out of touch with reality that you probably also believe that Ryanair is a luxury airline.
Some airline managements are truly inspiring, but others have cynically used Sept 11th as an excuse to cut everything, whilst still somehow making a tidy profit.
Yes, the tone of Fat Tonys post is somewhat self-centred, but the truth is that terms and conditions are on a downward slide- for a variety of reasons.
Personally, I think it is time that passengers paid the true cost of air travel, and crews were rewarded with a salary commensurate with the level of responsibility they shoulder.