This would be, in my mind, fine if the pilots were going to work for the Lufthansa’s and KLMs of the world.
Hmmm... While I admit we have WAY too little info in the AirFrance crash in the Atlantic a short time ago, what makes you think a MPL will be better off with an international flag carrier? A bad decision or lack of decision can have the same result regardless of carrier. Just for the Faux News crowd, a crash of a bottom-feeder cargo plane would likely have MUCH less public outcry because only 2-8 people would die instead of 200-400 (unless in the middle of a crowded city...).