Originally Posted by
Crocodile
According to Wiki, you are not correct. But the distinct difference between the ones you quote and my example is that in your examples, the pilots did everything they could to avoid the accident. I am not sure of what cultural overtones you refer to. But again, there is no evidence for "all too often".
How is this not correct? In the case of Korean (which, incidentally, crashed a few miles from my apartment - so I'll admit some bias here), the co-pilot and flight engineer were widely criticized for failing to confront the pilot as he botched the approach. KE had to entirely overhaul its training after this, and I believe cultural issues were specifically identified. In the case of Garuda, legal charges were brought against the flight crew. For the other accidents, spatial disorientation played a significant role. I wasn't claiming that cultural issues had a role in each case, rather piss-poor piloting did. The examples were simply meant to show that the presumed desire to continuing living on behalf of the flight crew in no way compensated for bad flying.
But as one that will be boarding CX in a few hours with my most cherished possessions (my kids), I have absolutely no concern over the integrity of the aircraft or crew I will be flying with. The aborted takeoffs and landings I've been exposed to (never on CX) have always been handled professionally.