Originally Posted by Margaritaville

I don't know? Really and truly that whole FA in the cockpit thing was just a knee jerk reaction to the Germanwings incident. And some foreign airlines have already moved away from it. Truth be told it's just like the TSA: more feel good security theater with little actual result. What's a flight attendant standing in the cockpit doorway going to do to stop a pilot determined to do something bad? You and I both know the answer to that.

Economics are the greatest driver to reduction in pilots. Safety will never be the determining factor. ALPA is playing a bad hand.