Airline pilots have an active and potent union — and they need it. Airlines are capital intensive and a high wire act for management. They often prefer to ignore safety issues in order to save money. When safety issues crop up, they tend to instinctively try to marginalize or punish those who complain.
Big picture. Flying’s still the safest form of travel. The occasional crash doesn’t lower it. She can go public with her concerns and the usual suspects in congress and the media will be happy to run with it. The settlement is the cost of doing business.
Think Adam Schiff. He’ll find issues where there are none.