And, of course, such an incident could NEVER happen in The USA?
That's American exceptionism??
The point is, it used to be more common in the USA. The industry noted that it was a mistake to have a hierarchy in the cockpit that would degrade communication. That lead to CRM
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As a result, accidents in the USA went down substantially. Other cultures that still have been unable to break down the hierarchy struggle with a higher accident rate. I've read here that FOQA data in Korea can be used against a pilot in a punitive way. If this is indeed true, then that should be addressed too.
So many in this thread are fixated on the idea of "racism" but it's really human factors we're talking about. Culture does play a role in that.
To the comment about the Colgan Air crash and the skill level of Anglo pilots, that is what lead to the new rule in the States requiring 1500 hours before a pilot can be employed in the industry. I think a better solution would have been allowing ab initio training such as the European airlines use or a program the military uses.