Ye olde pilot "Saving face is the primary objective hence the cover up. Only kids from wealthy or well connected families ever make it to the flight deck in a country such as Thailand. "
Not as bad as you may imagine.
The Majority of TG crews are Uni guys, or ex Air Force. Th Air Asia is quite similar. Connections are important the World over, Thailand is no exception, with the "Military boys club" being the main.
However, having worked in Vietnam, I would say the industry there is much much much more about "wealth scores a job"..and the results have shown, we just don't hear about all those incidents that they definitely covered to save face.
Source: married, live here, work here. Family & friends in TG.
Last edited by chai ja; 10th Sep 2013 at 15:51.