Also they have adapted a more western style of working when it comes to cockpit procedures and the weight of the co-pilot in the decision loop, which isn't exactly a small feat given the importance of seniority in the rest of their working culture.
Good point. It shows that strong cultural leanings can be overcome through aviation training. My personal opinion is that the two biggest things to sort out this decade in airline ops is A) flight deck discipline, and B) Fatigue.
Rigid flight deck discipline solves so so many of the problems out there.
You want to chop and change and mix things up a bit??? Fine, go hire a C172 on saturday, but doing that in an airliner does, statistically, and in my personal experience, increase the rate and number of incidents.