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Old 17th Nov 2021, 04:45
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krismiler
 
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Thanks for that.

Mergers or take overs are seldom fun for those involved, I knew a DC10 Captain who went back to the right seat and spent the next 10 years there following a take over.

With the reduction in the A380 fleet, many pilots will be downgrading to other types and many F/Os will be anxiously watching their place on the upgrade list.

The unofficial seniority list will need to be redrawn as well amongst the ex airforce pilots to see which copilots outrank Captains based on the position held when they leftover the military. In Korean culture a Captain who left the airforce at a relatively junior rank is in a uncomfortable position with a copilot who left at a more senior rank.

Hopefully the horrendous accident rate suffered by Korean Air in the past won't be returning.
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