“Fact is the crews fly both pax and cargo on the same terms...”
Yes, indeed, they do. In the EK case, you are correct.
I think if you re read my comments you will notice that I did not make a claim contrary to this.
I simply stated that the carriage of cargo at these airlines has been outsourced. Some carriers such as Emirates Sky Cargo and Korean Air Cargo choose to utilize crew from their respective parent company. But nonetheless, they are operated by a separate entity with different overheads and business models.
There is a reason they do this.
“But operated by the same group of pilots that fly the passenger varieties.”
Yes, in the case of Emirates. But back to my original point. How many WESTERN airlines operate and crew cargo aircraft in house? Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Europe?
Why is that?
Last edited by The Professor; 7th Mar 2013 at 05:42.