Definitely a bad day for the industry with this precident being set, even though one can understand to a very limited extent, just why the ruling possibly went the way it did.
How long now before each & every aircrew member, will need personal liability insurance cover to a quite ridiculus sum, in order to carry out their employment? The legal fraternity, must be rubbing their hands in glee at this one, opens a real can of worms unfortunately.
I may have come in late here, but is BALPA as yet saying anything?