[hamboy]

. . . that asian pilots [due to their culture] give tremendous defference to the pilot in command - even when they see things going wrong. Something about respecting authority ...

I think not all Asians only Koreans. Watch this one!

http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/sc/web/series/802/air-disasters/141884

[punchamullah]

This deference to the chain of command resulted in several Korean Air Lines crashes ~15 years ago. As most of KAL’s pilots came up through the military, KAL identified the problem but was unable to wash it out of them.

In desperation, KAL brought in some round-eye pilots and safety men who did succeed in changing this mind set. KAL has since enjoyed a much improved safety record