Sunday, April 6, 2008

Pilot let flight attendants handle aircraft controls during flight - Suspended


An Air Central pilot allowed two flight attendants to sit in the copilot's seat and handle the controls during a flight in December, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The 51-year-old captain of the airline, which is part of the All Nippon Airways group, has been suspended from flying for violating company rules. An Air Central spokesman said, however, that as the captain had retained control of the twin-turboprop-engined Fokker 50 aircraft, and no passengers were on board, his actions were not unsafe. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Gourmet Gift Baskets