I am glad you like my work!
Don't hold your breath waiting for the Balpa Knight in shining armour to arrive, he ain't coming.
Safety is the job of the regulator, Joe Public et al do not consider 'safety' as anything other than a given. If an airline has an AOC then that box is ticked.. Now; how much is the very cheapest ticket?
And that's where Tarquins mum comes in. She subsidizes our tickets by funding our 'Big Eyed', Gold Bar wearing, little chap. The seat prices are held artificially low; something we all can enjoy.
Only the economic downturn will extinguish the credit pool that has funded 'on tap' training and ready ascent into the Flight Deck. Sadly this will not happen quickly.
It must be remembered; Tarquin did not start training attracted to the potential earnings. He is 'driven' by a need below the line of his belt!
He wants to 'live his dream', and these schemes are a fundable option that will let him. Basically, as long as his Mum stumps up he's going to live the dream. Wives, kids and mortgages are not in his scan. The destruction of the industry just isn't his problem.
In precis, we've had the best of this gig. Tarquin's here now, and he's goin pull the chain.