Surely they where just doing what they are paid ( rather handsomely) to do??
I'm sure most of us are paid to do the job we're paid to do. It's how we go about it that counts. Personally I think those involved did an excellent job and showed true airmanship. They deserved to be honoured in this way.
where many of their colleagues, even those in Qantas, quite possibly would not have.
I certainly don't agree with that comment. All QF pilots are trained to the highest standards. I'm sure any pilot in that situation would have handled it in the true professional way that this crew did.