Sorry Steve, but who the hell is Geoffrey Thomas (Aviation expert) ?
Geoffrey Thomas is a travel writer.
He has spent many years flying to top destinations worldwide.
With an interest in aviation, he has written about flying, and has cultivated contacts in the airlines.
Now publications (especially the West Australian) brand him as their award-winning "aviation expert" (or in the West social pages, "Biggles").
Some people get a little upset that someone who enjoys "sponsored" travel is made out to be an aviation expert, and most punters probably think he's a former pilot.
That said, from the media's point of view, one might expect he'd be encouraged to argue for the lowest airfares and best on-time performance - what the punters want! Not what nasty delay-creating engineers want, or those "princesses" in the cockpit.
A.N.