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A cellphone behind the near-accident of Heathrow?
London, Great Britain - BA confirms the communications lead
A call from or to a cellphone on board during the landing phase would have caused a tailspin in the computer system of the airplane, causing the switch-off of the engines and the following crash landing. This is the thesis put forward by the English newspaper "The Sun", quoting sources of British Airways (BA), for explaining the episode which in the last days involved a Boeing-777 of the British airline,...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1084877
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency