A Very public Precedent
Any Qantas Executive who wishes to malign Qantas Pilots and characterizes them as glorified drivers will have to be either very stupid or very stupid.
This is why Commercial Jetline Pilots get paid the bucks.If only once in their flying career they are confronted with a catastrophe such as the QF32 and everyone walks away then they have earnt every cent they have ever been paid.
The responsibilty for so many lives is inherent in no other profession.One Bank CEO earns $16million and never ever has to save one life but brings heartache and suffering to many.
In our human existence the remuneration we pay some individuals is quite often not commensurate with the responsibility.
If my wife and children can travel safely on an aircraft flown by men and women of such skill as displayed by those pilots of the QF32 I dont care if they are paid $5mill a year.They deserve every cent