Jim B ,
Yeah Korean Airways, is much better these days, but not too long ago they didn't have a particularly good safety record, there pilots were a little too ''slap dash''!! In fact, all there international pilots had to undergo refresher courses in Germany, UK and the States, over a period of 18 months.
While working in Libya with a Korean main contractor, i became very friendly with one of the two pilots that flew the company/project aircraft. He was a Brit, that had emigrated to Canada. The other pilot was a Korean that had previously been flying 747's for Korean Airways, but had failed some sort of assessment after an altercation landing at Seoul Airport. I gather that he took early retirement, and ended up flying as a company pilot with my friend. My friend wasn't too impressed with this guys skills as a pilot, especially on his manual landing abilities, and refused to let him undertake any such landings.... haha!! My little pilot friend, did me quite a few favours, in saving me 12 hour road trips from Tripoli the Benghazi!! ...lol!!
As a footnote, i think my friend is now retraining with Air Canada on 737 400's
David....