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FAA's letter to Northwest Airlines revoking license to Flight 188's pilots

Washington, USA - They missed their arrival airport by 240 km because they had been working on their laptops

Some US media published the letter sent by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) -which is attached to this story- to revoke the license to the two Northwest Airlines' pilots who overflew their arrival airport by 240 km because they had been working on their laptop computers in flight (see AVIONEWS). The behaviour of pilot Richard Cole and co-pilot Timothy Cheney is defined "Reckless" and "Careless",...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110916
Rome, Italy, 11/04/2009 17:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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