lilflyboy262...
so the whole point of the extra crew member is for service only?
Come on...
Open question to anyone seriously qualified to respond...
On a FULL 737-800 (up to 189 pax - which DJ can do), as a crew member at the back of the aircraft, do you GENUINELY believe you can make it to the overwing in a burning aircraft, in UNDER 30 seconds (assuming it will take you AT LEAST a minute to evacuate from there).
It's absurd that so many people seem to have convinced themselves that their EP training was based on fictional events...
Last week's crash in PNG, I lost a childhood friend. It now makes a total of 10 PERSONAL friends of mine who have perished in 5 separate air accidents in our region in just 5 years.
I have ABSOLUTELY NO faith in the regulator to make the tough or unpopular decision, nor any airlines ability to place safety before the already thick lining of their own pockets.