Emirates 776 Engine failure

[Kamelchaser]

The other day I received a flight plan with "please check destination and alternate weather before deciding on final fuel load" in the notes section.

My point?

In the last few years, the Capt's position at EK has been undermined by every small minded manager (and flight dispatcher/FDM/station manager) who thinks they all know how to do our job, and is quick to try to tell us how it should be done. Or even worse, those who spend hours reviewing the data from the comfort of a quiet office and then decide you should have diverted to another alternate because it was 10 miles closer at the time of your engine failure.

Unfortunately, every incident is reviewed by the hanging committee to see if you've put a (minor) step wrong.

It comes down to knowing your job as a skipper, and not being intimidated by the ubiquitous psuedo-captains who think they know who to do our job better than we do.