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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy Slept Here

Like other current and, allegedly, former, airline employees on here you have an agenda/interest to protect.

You say it like you don't do the exact same thing. Bad mouthing and bashing everything an airline does, or airline employee (current and former) says, but when someone says something bad about your precious amtrak, you get all bent out of shape and defend them to the bitter end. Point is, we all have different ideas of what/who is right or wrong. I choose to defend the airlines when I see fit, and you choose to defend the rail roads. Nothing wrong with either, just a difference of opinion.

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy Slept Here

I'll "draw a picture" for you:

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The problem with this info is it doesn't have a name attached to it as you and others suggested it should. When you attach a name to it, someone with the knowledge and time could do some damage. As for police officers giving out a badge number, there is never a full name associated with it. When you ask a LEO what their name is, they will almost always answer by saying something like, "Seargant Banks," "Officer Cooper," "Detective Salazar." They don't say, "My name is Joe Dallas, my badge number is 714, and I work in the 2nd precinct M-F from 11 to 2." Like has been pointed out by others, there are very detailed records kept for each and every flight that ever takes off in the US, knowing that his first name was Scott and what your flight number was is plenty enough info to identify him internally.

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy Slept Here

A license would enable the DOT to step-in and remove a chronically bad flight attendant from service whereas his/her employer might not be inclined to do so.

What difference would a "license" over a "certification" make? As I said before, FAs are on the A/C to PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ANYTHING above and beyond that is extra, not required, and a luxury. So in that case, a "chronically bad" FA, would only be evaluated on their safety performance, NOT their ability to serve drinks with a smile. I'm sure the DOT could care less if the FA is "nice" when they serve margaritas, they only want to know that they can evacuate the A/C safely, efficiently, and quickly in an emergency. If a situation presents itself where the A/C needs to be evacuated and one FA cannot perform their job duties as required by the FAA/DOT, I would be willing to bet that their "certification" would be revoked until they can prove, thru further training and testing, that they are capable of the task. Again, safety is their primary, and only, job REQUIREMENT.