Yesterday was an horrific day and from someone who used to work in one of those buildings, there are people all over the world, not just in the US, who are on tenterhooks waiting for news re' casualties.
But this is not going to destroy commercial aviation. Purely from this point of viewthis was a series of extraorindary events that are almost impossible to factor into standard procedures. An innocent flight deck visit may have been all it took to present the opportunities required. And Fundementalism has a different value system to our own - in radical forms, self preservation is not important. My point is that if these aircraft had crashed through severe navigational problems, design faults, engine issues then the repercussions for commercial operationswould be worse. But in this case, aviation was a victim.
Of course this will dent the psyche of many nations, but flight is an integral part of modern life. It will recover.
However, Cruise Alt' you mention that you are worried that at 35 you will be unemployable? Surely you are worrying unecessarily about your age? Think twice before calling it a day.
sydneyc