Originally Posted by
tsquare
Funny how our "professionalism" comes into focus whenever something like this occurs - even when nobody was or realistically could have been hurt - yet whenever it comes to compensating us or treating us (witness the coming oberstar/knucklehead bill concerning CVR monitoring) we are simply overpaid incompetents.
First of all, after 25+ years in this industry, I have to say that the
overwhelming majority of pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, CSR's and air traffic controllers do a
very professional job and are a credit to themselves, their company and to the industry as a whole.
No question about it. Unfortunately, it only takes an isolated incident, which this was, blown out of proportion by the blood thirsty media, to cast dispersion on a thousand acts of professional conduct.
As for compensation, all the more reason to show the traveling public the demands that are placed on members of this profession every day and how those demands are met safely and ...here we go again, "professionally".
As for Congressman Oberstar, I'm surprised his name is attached to the bill. I thought he was smarter than that.
G'Luck Mate
...I'm out of this discussion !