airline culture international scale
... Helmreich and Merritt (1998) go as far as to even mention some advantages with multicultural crews on international flights and how we can benefit from working with different cultures. Some of which include: ‘when working with an expatriate, everyday is spent in a foreign culture. ... If the flight crew consists of pilots from one culture then this increases the risk of frivolous and ambiguous phrases being thrown around the cockpit. ... Due to the paucity of neutral topics in a multicultural airline the exchange of information between employees is more likely to happen. An airline that employs pilots from many cultures can give a distinct advantage.