He and his family should'nt even be there. Should of banged out of there within 24 hrs.

You really think the UAE government authorities would allow him to just 'bang out of there' within 24 hours after the accident???

Agreed 100% xhamster. As soon as his name was known he would have been on a 'Stop' list UAE wide. Attempting to leave would have been taken as a tacit admission of culpability. I suspect he will quietly go back to QANTAS.

Best thing for the FO to do is stay there.
It is highly unlikely that they will "jail" him at all, considering the worldwide attention the incident got.

So it would fan the flames (pardon the pun) for EK for them to display unjust treatment to staff! They have enough trouble hiring people let alone for that to be an issue!

Not good if true, but to be expected I guess given the UAE. Plenty of previous. Scratch another airline from the list of acceptable carriers.

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ml#post9465705

There is certainly lot of people back here in Oz concerned for his welfare and state of mind regardless of the outcome of the investigation or actions of local authorities.

We all wish you well JW, take care, keep your chin up and don't let any of the bastards get you down.

This too will pass.

Do you have any evidence of this? I see that they are recruiting heavily as their ads pop up all over "my" internet browsing.

I know two people who started recently and their assessment days had over twenty people being considered for employment. Not sure how many got through.

He is probably fortunate in that he is a QF staff-member and any unfair targeting of him would/should put the QF/EK alliance under stress (if QF has any cojones).

So if they try to blame it on the FO they are thus effectively saying QF pilots are no good and QF should counter this.

Will be interesting to watch the blame-appropriation but again I hope the FO is looked-after by people outside of the EK system where his well-being is, I suspect not paramount.

off topic and I do apoligise

Qantas-Emirates Alliance Turning Sour?

Would the US or any other country?

Only every civilized country on the planet unless charges have been laid.

It's a terrible indication of how far we have let this profession and industry fall when supposedly professional pilots believe it's acceptable for crew members to be illegally incarcerated or their freedom otherwise restrained.

So, they would not expect to interview you in the next couple of days? Or they would do taht by phone or email?

I don't attribute blame, knowledge, nor wish to be involved in discussion, nor speculate re the incident.....But (to paraphrase a previous poster) "it would seem a terrible indication of how far we have let this profession and industry fall if we think it OK that a person that has been part of a terrible sequence of events that led to the unfortunate death of a human to simply be able to pack up and leave when due process such as a coronial enquiry must take place."

As a general comment, "Responsibly" is part of the job description....to cut and run is not.

It is a very relevant (and on occasions terrifying) fact that working in countries other than ones own is fraught with issues such as this!!

And that problem is not confined to just the Sandpit.

I wish all the crew a just and expeditious outcome.

Ask the ATSB how long the crew was in Australia after the ML 'long take-off'..

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k144/h3mpy/Scrape.jpg

Hempy

There was no death attributed to that incident/accident..a little different don't you think!

I agree with your sentiments SB , in principal, but in DXB I'd be getting out of there as soon as I could.

If it were a civilised country with a fair and just court system then I would have no problem with your position.

DXB is not!

Expat=scapegoat, especially if Emirati are involved. I wouldn't be hanging around to wear the blame for something I'm not at fault for.

Square Bear. The fact that no one died is irrelevant, they came within seconds of killing everyone on board, and had pure luck on their side that it was 16 departure and not a 34. They barely cleared the boundary fence sloping downhill..

Still, Emirates had both pilots out of the country within 24 hours so they wouldn't have to speak to investigators..

Double standards.

When the CEO of Emirates is also the head of the Air Safety Regulator, what's the chance of a fair investigation?

With the incestuous relationship between the ATSB and CAsA, what chance of a fair investigation in Australia?

Ummmmm....