Nigel Leung's "trouble-making pilots" letter (Flight International, 12-18 February) was outrageous.
Certainly the airline industry is facing difficult times. But if cutting flight crew pay and conditions is the only solution being considered, then it is in big trouble.
If this is the answer, why isn't the same reasoning being applied to other troubled industries? The UK rail industry and health service are considered to be in crisis, yet nobody has seriously suggested that the solution hinges on slashing the pay of drivers or doctors.
Many airlines will have to make changes in the months ahead. Some managers insist - usually without applying the same logic to their own pay awards - that the "sweat shop" economic route is the only way ahead. For an industry that cannot function without the dedication of highly skilled professionals, this would be disastrous.
Richard Mann
Wilmslow, UK
Source: Flight International
