This has to get better. If it doesn't get better, then certainly we will have passengers who will stop flying.

The economic condition of the airline industry is as dire as it has ever been. And as a result they're looking at every way possible how they're going to be able to make cuts or changes that will improve the bottom line.

Today's announcement reaffirms our continued commitment to our passengers to improve the air travel experience.

This is a key safety-enhancing initiative.

If you already have departed the gate and you now get caught up in a two- to three-hour weather delay and you know you will go over your duty day, then you will have to turn around and go back, climb out of the cockpit, and the chances of getting a backup pilot will be very difficult. So in most cases, that flight will be canceled.

That is what we need to be looking for: Who is that individual who is a potential threat to all of the other passengers?