JW411,
In the interests of accuracy, Sean Maffett was a Transport Command navigator on Andover and Belfast aircraft.
From the above quote it's difficult to ascertain your position but with respect to Mr Maffett and everything he may have achieved in the RAF, he has no place commenting on commercial airline issues in the media. Unfortunately, the media in general are so thick they can't grasp the difference and think one flying discipline is the same as another. In this arena he simply hasn't the experience or knowledge to make him anything more than an 'interested observer' but in commentating the way he does, he influences the debate in the wrong way.
BigGeordie & Piltdown Man are far more on the money imho.