Jack the lad:
2. 'Working in difficult conditions and under high levels of stress' - forgive me, but pilots are not a unique proffesion here. I can name you many other jobs that are more 'stressful' than flying an airplane from A to B. Try a week at a stock exchange and tell me what is more stressful. Don't tell me how stressful an engine loss would be; how many times have you suffered that?
Er, with all due respect, what the hell are you talking about? It's not the pilots on strike, they're all working and right now are pitching in with the cabin crew to look after thousands of very angry passengers stranded all over South East England and Europe.