No Visual Night!
Norwegian Chief Pilot just commented on this incident and stated that a visual night approach is prohibited in his company.
This is the case in most EU companys.
I am a big fan of visual approaches , but seldom do it as we have to do a separate brief.
What I do is call visual and intercept ILS or LNAV-VNAV path no later than platform alt with HDG/ VS +, VORLOC/GS armed .
All low risk and wasting 31 seconds...
Done plenty of yank and bank in the old days, seen to much and read to much to be the slightest interested to satisfy the local ATC agenda.
Love FAA and the safe execution milions of flights, but they are overdue for a big one.
Conveniently this one is on the Canadiens , but take notes.
Visual night approach to a big international airport, give me a f.... break.
Seriously.