It is not prejudice, maybe part of the problem is that the "good" pilots left for other airlines..
Leaving behind a brain drain.. pilots who have been sat at home in some cases for 10 years (on full pay) then to be drafted in to the Airbus etc.
Some have only DH6 time before flying for Light Air Transport and are now in the L/H seat of Libyan and Afriqiyah Airbus jets.
Yes this was an accident waiting to happen and it is a Libyan problem for the reasons below: -
Airport is well below ICAO standards, ATC, NAVAIDS, runway, fod etc
LYCAA lacks any teeth and is just part of the airline basically
Airline lacks proper training CRM ETC
Some pilots are way below standards... but are passed for internal reasons.
Ex-pat input is not welcome with regard to training.
Crew rest is nothing more than a standing joke - airlines are operating without a roster... indeed many times forgeting a pilot is already flying... and wondering why he is not at the hotel for pick up!
I could go on and on and on... the whole thing is a mess so yes it was an accident waiting to happen.
I hope that this will really shine the spotlight on Libya and action will be taken against them.
They dont have the incident free record many people think... If only the SAFA reports were public documents it would be VERY telling.
PT6A