Re:Boeing 777 departing Dubai nearly had a major incident af...
by KennyBlanken on Saturday January 01, 2022 @09:49PM
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It's the smallest airplane and a very long route which means it gets the least promoted pilots; it's the shittiest route. The article discusses this.
Re:Boeing 777 departing Dubai nearly had a major incident af...
by gorgonzolachz on Saturday January 01, 2022 @10:36PM
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I thought based on how pilots were paid, longer routes were more desirable? And shorter routes would be in lower demand, since airlines don't typically pay for time spent on the ground?
Re:Boeing 777 departing Dubai nearly had a major incident af...
by kewrkewm53 on Sunday January 02, 2022 @08:59AM
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Even the least promoted pilot shouldn't be this incompetent in an airline like Emirates. I could perhaps understand it from some small airline in developing country where the pilots got their licences through bribery.
What does that have to do with anything?
The 777 is a huge aircraft. It has a maximum passenger capacity of 550 people.
If you can have 550 people lives in your hands and are making mistakes like this, it doesn't matter if it's the smallest aircraft in their fleet.
And before anyone bothers to point it out, I know this particular airframe was not configured for 550. But being the smallest in the fleet means absolutely nothing.