"One thing that may be important: with both this incident and MH370 one of the pilots was relatively inexperienced. The emergency may have occurred when the more experienced pilot was in the bathroom for instance. When was the last time a serious incident occurred with two very experienced pilots in the cockpit? (without being successfully resolved, I mean)"
Has anyone yet seen/heard what the F/O's credentials are ? The Captain has massive history/experience, but what of his co-pilot? It is supposed ,after all , to be a crew. But I'd be interested in knowing a bit more about the guys background , nationality , etc.