I wonder what “these types of carriers” means here. I know there are low-cost carriers and I wouldn’t be surprised if they had less-experienced pilots, etc. But to me Emirates strikes me as a well-funded, reputable operation. Does he mean Middle Eastern carriers?
- Prioritizes "face" or "reputation" above literal accuracy
- Has lower-level officials that accept bribes
- Has had airlines and planes for fewer than 5 decades
Assume any complex high-risk engineering system run by that culture will occasionally fail in major ways.
I omitted that bit because I thought it was the least interesting part of Mark D's comment. The subthread which it has inspired here has reinforced my impression. :(
There was actually lots of additional interesting technical detail from Mark D which I also left out; the part that was germane to the comment I replied to was the bit about the checklists, since that backed up the notion that the Emirates notice was messed up and weird.
The conclusion though, "Don’t fly on these types of carriers", can easily be interpreted as a sociocultural swipe, even if I'm inclined to believe Mark D meant something else and just botched the wording.
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quacked|4 years ago
- Prioritizes "face" or "reputation" above literal accuracy - Has lower-level officials that accept bribes - Has had airlines and planes for fewer than 5 decades
Assume any complex high-risk engineering system run by that culture will occasionally fail in major ways.
rectang|4 years ago
There was actually lots of additional interesting technical detail from Mark D which I also left out; the part that was germane to the comment I replied to was the bit about the checklists, since that backed up the notion that the Emirates notice was messed up and weird.
The conclusion though, "Don’t fly on these types of carriers", can easily be interpreted as a sociocultural swipe, even if I'm inclined to believe Mark D meant something else and just botched the wording.