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by srvmshr 1226 days ago
Not sure how far the information is true but I am told many Middle eastern carriers do not get sufficiently mature pilots & have to make do with junior ones. Or it could be possible that they compensate for some of the luxurious offerings with invisible cutting corners like pilot experience. Either way there seems to be a certain issue which needs addressing.

I remember reading on HN where the pilot failed to timely rotate the plane when it was supposed to take off until it had overshot and apparently flew at 200+ kts after taking off from DBX at low altitude (75 ft) for about a mile, before climbing up & proceeding without incident to IAD [1][2]. Admiral Cloudberg blogged that Emirates 521 incident showed Emirates pilots seemed over-reliant on instrument for landing [3].

[1] https://avherald.com/h?article=4f24b2d7

[2] https://onemileatatime.com/news/emirates-terrifying-boeing-7...

[3] https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/the-reliability-trap-the...