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Ethiopian air accident: last disposal ignored by the pilot?

Rome, Italy - The airplane would have turned the opposite direction than what the control tower had indicated

The pilot of Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 737/8AS that ditched yesterday off the coast of Lebanon would not have followed the last disposal issued by the control tower, which indicated the direction that the aircraft should have taken to avoid a storm. An audio recording would testify that the airplane has turned the opposite direction than what have been indicated, but it's not clear whether the pilot...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1113904
Rome, Italy, 01/26/2010 19:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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