ME VIP Operations; Criteria for Selection
Does anyone know what criteria the Middle East VIP operations use in selecting their Captains?
I would have thought that someone from a major, major western airline background, and a native English speaker, would have at least merited an interview. If only because of the first rate training, and the consistency of that training, that they would have received over many, many years.
Once the official report of the BA 777 incident at Heathrow is published I understand it will become apparent that in 'lesser hands' BA 38 would have ended in tragedy.
Re. the recent Iberia crash in South America, that would not have happened in my airline as 'ducking below the glide slope' is not permitted.
Is there a move to local Middle Eastern Captains for these VIP operations these days?
Would be very grateful for any information.