London - A Polish flight crew forced to rely on air traffic control directions after their navigation system shut down nearly collided with another plane over Heathrow because they had such poor English, it emerged today.
The LOT airlines Boeing 737, carrying 89 passengers to Warsaw, wandered around the skies over London for nearly half an hour as the pilots struggled to understand basic instructions.
The jet's Flight Management System - which provides directions like a car's satnav, but also enables the autopilot - failed because the co-pilot entered the wrong geographic coordinates before taking off. More... Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Own Your Own Internet Store - FREE
The LOT airlines Boeing 737, carrying 89 passengers to Warsaw, wandered around the skies over London for nearly half an hour as the pilots struggled to understand basic instructions.
The jet's Flight Management System - which provides directions like a car's satnav, but also enables the autopilot - failed because the co-pilot entered the wrong geographic coordinates before taking off. More... Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Own Your Own Internet Store - FREE
