Lets face it 99.99% of pilots are spineless on this matter. The union..well what have they done?...dropped this guy at the most import point for all of us...just before the Tribunal date. Thank God he won. But have the union used this to really tackle what we all know is going on?. well have they? Apart from a "bit of noise" in the press and radio, they have done nothing.
It will take a massive loss of life before the "lessons have been learned" rubbish is spouted. The public don't have a clue about the reality of the situation.
We all get the gleaming Jets, the gold braid, the looks from passengers as we walk through the terminal, but lets face it, as a group we are a pathetic bunch, frightened of our own shadows in case "the boss" turns against us for daring to claim we are not fit.
And here is a thought, every time you put in a fatigue report "post duty", you have just admitted you HAVE committed a criminal act.