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There’s a ton of news right now about the aviation incident involving a Flydubai passenger plane.
There are many theories about what actually happened. That the pilots got into a fight, that one of the pilots planned to take his own life. The situation, of course, is a disaster.
And here I want to draw attention to a very interesting thing. Did you know that pilots on the same flight might not know each other at all? They may never have crossed paths before that flight.
In other words, in civil aviation there isn’t a practice of two pilots always flying together. There are huge numbers of flights every day. Crews are formed according to the schedule, so pilots might not know who their colleague will be that day.
There’s also a huge separate issue — pilots’ mental health. There are cases when pilots can be stripped of their license if it becomes known that someone is taking antidepressants or sees a psychiatrist. And that’s obviously very risky, because they might simply avoid seeking help for fear of losing their job.
And if you’re actually interested in this topic — I really recommend watching the series The Rehearsal, season two. It’s a very cool thing.
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