From the link "tdracer" posted:
"To help ease the crew shortage, aviation officials set up centers to train navigators and flight engineers to serve as pilots of Western-made planes. Critics said that carriers often sought to cut corners on training in the run for profits."
This kind of thing is happening in every industry worldwide.
Somewhere, we've all lost touch with the fact that safety and understanding of what's going on are the most important parts, with profits being secondary.
Making more profit does you no good if you're not around to spend it
