Contrary to various statements here, I have seen great improvements in the quality of Russian pilots over the last 4 or 5 years. In fact, I would have more confidence in a positive response to avoiding action from certain Russian airlines than from the sub continental airlines and/or some of the big Europeans who tend to reply with "was that meant for me?"!!!
The reluctance of some pilots to appropriately respond to avioding action has already been discussed at length
here
- I wonder if this will make some of you think differently about your response in future.
This is not meant to antagonize / inflame the discussion but the link should be obvious.
Condolences to all involved and my colleague in Zurich.
