Originally Posted by
edy4eva
To be honest, I'm not sure I can follow your logic or arguments. You first try to put holes in an anecdote criticizing the choice of such counter-argument, then you give an anecdote of your own and use it to justify what merely constitutes a baseless opinion.
So you think, or seem to at least, that EK safety standards are not par or would be difficult to trust. What made you think this way? Was it a failed evacuation? or was it something you saw onboard? I mean these things are treated seriously, very seriously by the cabin crew, yet you seem to be confident of your words.
I would certainly be running out of arguments when the counter argument is cemented with fantasy and cloaked in mystery.
Since privatisation of aviation, the average experience of pilots decreased, that was expected to be part of it and was considered to be okay, one of the original arguments of Kennedy. Remember, safety concerns were the main driver against privatisation.
Since some years, we have a huge shortage of experienced professionals in the aviation industry, especially when it comes to the senior and most demanding positions, the people responsible for the cabin and the whole aircraft.
The massive and fast expansion of the NE3 accelerated the problem, so right now the average experience of an NE3 crew flying a widebody is really low in comparison to what we used to have, that also goes for the cabin crew.
So far, we only had minor incidents where the experience of the crew was a contributing factor, but we face a shortage of pilots in Turkey and the Gulf, two regions with massive growth.
As stated before, one can only hope that jeopardising the standards established by the leaders, e.g. Swissair and Lufthansa will not result in serious incidents or even worse at the NE3. The same is true for ATC, originally it worked out, but since some years now, the recruitment in the Gulf focuses on people, who did not make it in Switzerland, Germany or Austria (again the highest standards in the world)
When it comes to cabin crews, the same issues are applicable plus issues with the English language (an often quoted problem with crews from Asia in general and not unique to the NE3)