h3dxb I appreciate where you are coming from but things are more complex than you make out...
Comparing Engineers to Pilots and Cabin Crew is fine but don't forget that the general management philosophy everywhere is that Engineers are a necessary evil! This is hardly a good starting point from our perspective. Yes, as has been mentioned a lot (but not all) Engineers are simply in it for themselves! However, for things to seriously change we need to have things like mandated maximum working hours (which isn't going happen anytime soon!)
I'd disagree that obtaining a license is harder than ever these days. Pre EASA, some of us remember scratching around for revision material, penalty marking, orals (and taking the exams for a whole BCAR category in one sitting!) These days, you can choose between of plethora of web based question banks to use as "study" aids and there are plenty of JAR147 courses to choose from with in-house exams to knock off those modules!
Some of the licensed guys being churned out today simply want to earn big money within the shortest possible time. They forget that holding & exercising approvals on large transport aircraft involves a level of experience & responsibility which can and should take a few years to acquire! The Spanair and Helios accident reports should be made compulsory reading!