That was an interesting article. The comment about crew resource management (CRM) is spot on. My wife asked me right after the crash, "wouldn't the other pilot say something?". Maybe. Maybe not. CRM became a really big deal in the 1980s. While the concept is an old one, it became a huge issue when Asia bloomed as a world destination and economic hotspot. Many Asian country's cultures frown upon questioning authority. It soon became clear in post accident/incident investigations involving Asian flightcrews, that there was a trend in contributing factors that involved the flight engineers (in older models) or pilot not flying from voicing discrepancies in piloted trajectory or ignored airplane status and system anomalies. The CRM concept was reinforced at a UN ICAO level to help change this culture and regain the benefits of flightcrew cross-checking instruments, airplane status and flight planning. This was a big push internationally. That article implies that they have a way to go to remove such culture.