"Thank you for your post anawanahuanana. Given that ground accidents have become a major fact in aviation, I wonder if anyone out there remembers when wing walkers were common in the industry?"
I don't remember the time. Too young I guess. However, these days people aren't willing to pay $500 for a one way ticket SYD-MEL (unless they aren't really paying), so airlines can no longer afford to employ so many people. I may not like the fact that airlines have to continually cut costs every way they can, but that doesn't mean I don't understand why they do.