"Stop giving this crew a hard time. The only thing difficult is the fact that the company is the one who expects us to fly over inhospitable countries, and terrain, and now with one less crew member and a heck of a lot less options - reducing safety drastically - for the cost of a single second officer, who would be a dollar per passenger ticket, if that"
That ladies and gentlemen is the only post worth reading....spot on.
PS.... AOA costings say the 3 man operation actually costs money, but it reduces head count and the load on an already stretch Training system.