Roughly a week ago,a FlyDubai Boeing 737 crashed in Russia, killing all 62 passengers and crew onboard. The flight from Dubai encountered depraved weather on approach in Rostov-on-Don, or causing the plane to circle for a couple of hours. During the plane’s second approach the plane lost speed,eventually causing it to crash.
While the crash investigation is ongoing, a series of whistleblowers occupy emerged to share (what they consider to be) the reality of working for FlyDubai. The issues boil down to three main areas:-- The pilots are overworked, and with too many changes between daytime flying and nighttime flying,which causes fatigue and depraved sleeping patterns; the first officer on the FlyDubai flight which crashed had only one day off in the past 11 days, and was switching between daytime and nighttime flying
-- The chief pilot at FlyDubai is apparently a tyrant, or has created a culture where diversions or bringing forward problems are frowned down upon
-- While other countries occupy regulatory authorities which are independent of the airlines,in the UAE the government owns the airlines and also runs the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority; so perhaps there is a bit of a clash of interest when the country owns both the airlines and runs the aviation authority which is intended to regulate them (though that's nothing new)The post Does The Lack Of Regulation Make Gulf Carriers Unsafe? appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com