Centaurus
Didn't you read comments on Air India express crash at Mangalore? So many guys blamed cockpit gredient and Asian culture and suggesting that FO should have been more aggressive. This perticular accident it was so necessary that it was better to loose the licence than life. However life is rarely in black and white more often it is shades of grey. That is where real problem arises and I agree with you there. However a culture needs to be built in an Airline where captain should feel that willful violations of SOPs will be met with resistance. I got the impression that it already exists in western society. It is becoming more difficult as the level of experience of the FO is progressively brought down where the experience gradient has become steep.