Despite efforts by Saudi Arabian Airlines to solve the problem of these pilots by sending them to European countries for training, the Saudi pilots of MD-90 aircraft are required to visit the US for training on the aircraft. Training on MD-90 planes is not available in other countries.
Ha ha ! What a joke ! D
First, the US protects Saudi Arabia and liberates Kuwait during the Gulf War.
Second, as a return favour, the American heavilly pressure the Saudiīs to "buy American" (and definitely NOT Airbus) when they needed new equipment for their airline. Mc Donnell Douglas needed some more orders for their MD 90, so guess what, the Saudiīs buy the (commercially failed) MD90.
Third, they do not allow the pilots to enter the US for training because 4 hijacked aircraft crash in the US on 9/11. (the CIA, FBI and NIA were all sleeping that particular day
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Donīt get me wrong, I love the US of A and Americans, but sometimes........