Who isn't? I remember when one could say Qantas never had any "incidents." Hut an "emergency" landing merely emans the cockpit crew is doing their job.

I think people are a bit spoiled today - in the 1940s and '50s engine outs and the like were not so uncommon. Nor did we have a globalized media and bloggers - a PIC blowing his / her nose over the Florida Keys, or an emergency landing at POS, never became part of our awareness. It was too trivial, and by the time the media learned of it it was ancient news.

As to the AA mechanics / engineers, I think there's not a one who is not acutely aware a family member or friend might be boarding the aircraft they are working on (not to mention manuals, checklists, QC inspections, etc.) I doubt that's true of the mechs working on a US airliner in México, El Salvadór or China (not casting aspersions on those countries, merely saying human nature is human nature, and the FAA doesn't supervise those facilities or their employees' qualifications, and the work cultures may not support the commitment to quality, either.)