Safety need to be a mindset that goes top to bottom. When the execs realize that there is cost savings in safety and are willing to pay for the experience that delivers that, you will see some positive change.

Waiting for it may take till late next decade though. The almighty dollar has been more attractive then the cost of safety. Heck the traveling public willingly buys the cheapest ticket with no regard to safety because, they see it as a given. Most companies do not want to go after each others safety records, so in effect no company is willing to pay for a safer operation.

Of note most corporations has determined that paying someone more money will not ensure a safer operation either. We are finally seeing some extreme cases at the bottom end of the spectrum though, and that is good.

I have dispatched, worked the gate, loaded bags, and flow for the airlines. Fact is that an employee is or is not safety conscious prior to coming through the door. Employers know this too!

I am not sure that you could tack on a 2 fee like this and make it stick. It would just come out of the profit for the airline, or be allocated to something besides the flight crew. Look at the airport Superfund money.