'Cool' Drivers
And part of the problem is that Captains, legally responsible to the management and the general public for the safe and sensible conduct of their flights, are referring to themselves, I suppose thinking they are being 'cool', as drivers. You are NOT. You are the Captain of an aircraft.
Drivers belong on golf courses or in lorries.
Prober
Clearly, i missed the part in the initial report where the reference to the word "driver" was "part of the problem".
You can call him Skip, Guvnor, Boss or Captain, but if he ain't making the decisions, titles are irrelevant. And that was my point. In your day, perhaps you were a Captain, Captain. Today, it's just a title. Bestowed upon you as evidence of the fact that you are indeed a confirmed SOP slave.
Titles, Badges, Bars, and Braid,
Welcome to the club, you've made the grade.
Now you're a Captain, you can feel proud,
But make a decision, that ain't allowed.
If you want to play, you'll do as i say,
You've got the uniform, now go away.
Welcome to aviation today.