EY777: thanks for that, I hadn't thought of Malaysian in the context of Cathay or Singapore but it makes sense when you consider they evolved from MSA of the 70's (???), I assume the culture was set then and has simply evolved in both companies as factors such as CRM have grown in significance.
Could I ask - do EY have the "CRM pyramid" (or similar) or something else?? Just interested.
Still think I'd win the bet though - maybe the qualification should have been "western management or significant western operatives therefore subtle input", thinking about China they have only seen western crews in the last 5 years and western crews have never been a part of mainline airlines in Japan (subsiduries/offshoots yes.)
No political discussions about Taiwan please anyone.
PK-KAR: with the various uncertain, contradictory "facts" floating around I am sure more than ever the "fix" is in place.
Question: do not know your position but do you know if Garuda Ops Mans have a "CRM pyramid" or similar (as discussed earlier) outlined in detail??
What DO they have??
Intesesting discussion, thanks all!