Having flown with a pilot who quit KAL after only 3 months there, I don't think it has anything to do with Expat or Local. The culture there is wrong and that is what needs to be fixed.
CRM is non-existent and they still rely on the old "saving face" way of doing things. It is hard to believe in this day and age that we still have major airlines behaving like this, but I guess old habits die hard.
It strikes me as unusual that an aircraft with a pod strike can take-off again without a full teardown of the engine. Regardless of the visible damage, I thought they would at least do a thorough check of the wing structure and pylon before the aircraft is released into service again.
But I guess these questions will be answered when the full investigation is released... Oh yeah, that won't happen at KAL.
