Originally Posted by
DYKWIA
Where on earth have you dragged that from? You now seem to be saying that you think EK aren't actually subsidised, but they have safety issues
You really are scraping the barrel now.
For those of use that had the pleasure of visiting the EK training centre a couple of years back, we *know* that EK has a top class training facility, and take safety extremely seriously.
As has been said, most of the crew are from what you'd describe as 'first world' countries. They may b1tch and moan, but doesn't that happen in every airline?
Actually, any plausible reading of my posts indicates that I believe the exact reverse: I think EK is heavily subsidized, but I think the "safety issue" is a red herring in this discussion.
Speaking of red herrings, Ted Reed, the excellent USA aviation reporter, today totally demolishes the silly argument that the subsidies provided by the Gulf airlines "are just like" what the USA gov't has done for the USA airlines.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/...rtner=yahootix