While I'm of course an airline product geek and a points geek, I'm also an aviation geek. Growing up my dream was always to be a pilot, and in particular, to be a pilot for a foreign carrier (because that's the only way you'll become the captain of a heavy aircraft under the age of…
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Dubai seems to be more cosmopolitan and less racist than the redneck scum of the USofA.
That's the first thing and the only thing that came to my mind.
Actually, the first two videos were fine, but the last two were slightly sickly.
This is awesome. I know Dominique Cotte (Algiers flight) from Melbourne - it's amazing to see her flying for Emirates!
@debit. You compare an emirate Dubai 3 million people with a country of 330 million with a very diverse population
40% of the population of the most populous state California which has 13 times the population of Dubai is Hispanic. 15% Asian let alone all the other groups
50% of the population speak more than one language 27% was not born in the USA.
I recently flew on a US carrier from LAX. The crew were very mixed and spoke several languages between them.
True there are parts of the US which are not so diverse
The Middle East is an intellectual black hole. Anyone who looks up to the Middle East simply lacks life experience.
I want the Best Pilot there is Flying my Plane . Male,Female ,Black ,White, Green,Rich,Poor or UGLY . Lets be open minded and let Fools fly the aircraft to Help them Advance as they would say so we Crash and Burn when the flying gets Rough..
CHEERs
@debit
You are wrong, if you really get to know Dubai..lots of racism underneath all the gold, champagne, malls and 5* hotels..it is all about money amd how to earn..fast!
@ ETHFlyer
Correct!!
I also love whenever I'm on a plane and I realize that the pilot was a former Varig one. 🙂
I find it difficult to reconcile the "women are equal to men" argument with the "LOOK...it's a WOMAN...and she's FLYING A PLANE!" cheerleading.
@Rationalfeminist
Somewhat; but as a rational feminist myself, I support encouraging both men and women to pursue careers in underrepresented fields on work.
Oops of and not on work.
Regardless, most of the ME have archaic laws that set international gender equality back decades.
Do not get mwe wrong..it is a great report about women in general are pusuing gender equality here..but I would rather see specifically with ME airlines that they are pursuing to give their own/local women a chance to show their skills...Are they any Emirati women as pilots in EK or EY...or any Arabic women in any Arabic airlines in ME in general?? That will be a great step..