Jayden Laing
23rd October 2009, 04:11 PM
Just found this news report on the ninemsn website
Two US pilots have been suspended from duty after overflying their destination by 241 kilometres while having an argument about airline policy.
News Limited reports the pilots, who were carrying 144 passengers for Northwest Airlines, lost contact with air traffic controllers for more than an hour.
The US National Transportation Safety Board said the two pilots of the Airbus A320 told authorities after landing that they had become distracted during a "heated discussion about airline policy".
Investigators will consider flight data, voice recording and whether the pilots were fatigued before deciding on what action to take.
Airport police were initially concerned that the flight had been hijacked and stormed the plane in when it landed in the north-eastern city of Minneapolis.
The pilots have been taken off duty while an investigation takes place.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/919379/pilots-suspended-over-241km-detour
Question? How could this have happened.? Isnt there computers & other devices in the cockpit that would have alerted the crew that they were passing over their destination :confused:
Two US pilots have been suspended from duty after overflying their destination by 241 kilometres while having an argument about airline policy.
News Limited reports the pilots, who were carrying 144 passengers for Northwest Airlines, lost contact with air traffic controllers for more than an hour.
The US National Transportation Safety Board said the two pilots of the Airbus A320 told authorities after landing that they had become distracted during a "heated discussion about airline policy".
Investigators will consider flight data, voice recording and whether the pilots were fatigued before deciding on what action to take.
Airport police were initially concerned that the flight had been hijacked and stormed the plane in when it landed in the north-eastern city of Minneapolis.
The pilots have been taken off duty while an investigation takes place.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/919379/pilots-suspended-over-241km-detour
Question? How could this have happened.? Isnt there computers & other devices in the cockpit that would have alerted the crew that they were passing over their destination :confused: