How many recent EK press releases discuss safety? zero. How many discuss record profits? at least one.
My point is profitability will always be a priority over safety.
If you blame an accident/incident on the manufacturer, it costs millions to fix the problem i.e. triple redundency on B-737 rudders. If you blame the airline, it costs hundreds of thousands to retrain the pilot group. If you blame the Captain, you just sack him and the problem is solved, hence profitability is protected.
Its just a shame that you could be locked up in the tail of the aircraft while two First Officers with only a small amount of time on anything bigger than a CRJ are left to deal with any emergency.
GTI
