P.Clostermann, you're right, the responsibility lies with the airline.
QR do recruit SO's with some commercial experience also, but when it comes to allocating types they choose to put 200 hour guys on the A330 and put guys with commercial experience on the smaller type. It's immensely strange how it all works.
Regarding the hard landing, yes it can happen to anyone, but doesn't the Line-Trainer bear some responsibilty in this case too? I know perhaps it's easier said than done, but when you see an approach going wrong shouldn't they have taken control earlier?
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