Where from here?
Flaps Full and others.
Qatar Airways has come from nowhere to major player in a very few years. It has changed from a haven for guys who cannot get a job elsewhere to a a fast growing international airline. Unfortunately the quality of the management have not kept pace with this growth.
Pilots from the North African countries who have (quite rightly) not been welcomed by most airlines have established a culture that would not be accepted in any modern airline. Instructors have no instructional skill, instead they employ a fanatical knowledge of regulations to demonstrate their professionalism. They can't fly, they can't teach and they can't even operate an aircraft without alienating the rest of the crew and jeopardising the safety of those on board. Rapid and far reaching change is required in this area.
This airline has an opportunity to be a major player in the future of aviation but in order to do that there is a need to come up with some original thinking. Blindly following Emirates will only mean coming second to Emirates and probably Etihad.
There is no reason why Qatar Airways should not be the job of choice for crew wishing to work hard in the long haul market. The changes that are needed are obvious to even the most intalectualy challenged of airline executives. Instead of looking for ways to penalise the occasional sad offender who breaks the rules start looking for ways to reward the guys who just do their job.You will soon find that the bad guys will be gone courtesy of the good guys who want the airline to grow and to be proud to work for Qatar Airways.
This could be the best airline in the Middle East, somebody please just allow it to happen!