Originally Posted by
Probe
Well, lets see:
1. If a chinese pilot showed up at your airline in the west, and told you what you were doing was all wrong, how do you think your airline would react?
2. All airlines want "warm bodies" filling the pilot seats. We are just numbers to them, no matter where you work.
3. Chinese censorship, or western political correctness police? Is it really that different?
I believe you are having a wet dream of some mythical perfect western pilot job at a major airline. It is different in Asia. Some ways worse, some ways better.
I work at a mythical perfect airline job. I can't wait to go back to Asia and deal with all the "issues". For me, it was less hassle, and the job satisfaction was far better.
And if you are in China, the paycheck is much higher.
At every airline I have ever worked for if a crew member brought up a safety issue, it was investigated and followed up with. Nationality of the pilot did not matter. That is absolutely not the case at the airline I fly for in China. There are some common safety issues and SOPs in China that violate well developed global safety standards. When confronted with these facts by anyone who is not Chinese, they are ignored. And I am not just speaking about pilots bringing up concerns either. My present airline routinely dismisses recommendations from Airbus representatives as well. Tell me where else representatives from a manufacturer would be ignored when informing an airline that a certain practice is damaging an aircraft system, or another practice creates a fire hazard? That has happened at my present company.
As for me "having a wet dream of some mythical perfect western pilot job at a major airline", nothing could be further from the truth. I have spent 20 years of my life flying for western airlines, I am well aware there is no such thing. But for me personally I would rather not deal with blatant disregard for globally recognized safety practices, lethal pollution, constant deafening noise, bed bug infested hotels, and questionable food safety. I am ready to get out. Thankfully just today I completed a major step towards the exit.