Dont fully agree with 321, however there are various airlines out there
that do infact recruit and implement S/O programs as well as maintain
training standards succesfully
1 emirates airlines (wide body only)
2 British Airways
3 Cathy pacific (wide body only)
4 ryan air
5 my travel
6 easy jet (largest program)
7 Qatari airlines
8 condor
9 Thomas cook
10 Wizz air
11 Lufthansa
12 Gulf air
13 Air arabia
14 Tiger airways etc...etc.. not to mention growing asian markets
Am not too sure of the circumstances involved in the incident who was
right or wrong or conditions but to clarify that programs do exist around in
aviation, which work.
It's upto training dept and traininee to do their respective parts but as
far as what aircraft one should be operating well that is something im
guessing mangement decides on based on requirements. Not everyone
may agree but in todays world aviation is dynamic and growing at alarming
rate so next time you board a 747 in cathy or 320 in europe be aware that your captain on board or perhaps the first officer could very well have been one of the few people who were one day in the past a second officer.
Focus on the issue at hand get the facts straight, stop the assumptions
and try to learn what not to do. Fly safe