Why play into the airlines hands? Perfect opportunity for pilot unions around the world to rally for 3-crew flight decks again. Can be argued its a safety requirement and can be argued there are untold training benefits for the 3rd seater.
Great,what type do you fly?certainly not a B737...the third pilot experience in china experience is that it is more dangerous than anything else,they love to touch everything without letting you know,including unlocking the flight deck at the first sign of a cabin call.
Putting an F/A on the flight deck when required is at best a feel-good stopgap measure, and essentially useless.
Couldnt agree more...a pure
PR exercise from the recent airlines in Europe..
A disgruntled,underpaid,overworked,unappreciated cabin crew,mentally vulnerable Cabin crew reaching the crew crash axe would be all required to finish off the remaining pilot.....
Id rather take the risk with a pilot whos assessment was relatively more in depth than our dear cabin colleagues..