EU and EK
Based on EC regulation 2111/2005 the EC could easily ban/restrict EK from flying to the EU.
So the question really is. Is selling the A 380 more important than the damage EK can inflict on the European carriers.
As far as labour laws in the UAE are concerned, there is no guarantee that even the EK pilots themselves are not forced to accept operating procedures that are unacceptable in the EU or the FAA.
The whole model is indeed based on a certain degree of exploitation of the individual.
Last edited by Pitch Up Authority; 18th Feb 2011 at 05:01.