You're absolutely right AH, as would most of us. But they don't know any better, as we probably didn't know much better all those years ago. What seriously concerns me however is just how low the bar has now been set. I continue to be blown away by the low pay and appalling conditions
, but I have a deeper fear for what the longer term socio-economic results will be. Not just for these people, but for the profession as a whole.
Financially stressed, resonably intelligent (albeit naive), and socially isolated individuals in the cockpit of an airliner with upwards from 180 people on board, is surely a recipe for disaster.
I said it in a previous thread. Jetstar Management, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR FREAK'N MINDS!!!