Lost airline pilots blame traffic controllers
The latest culprit in the “who’s to blame game” of the Northwest Airlines pilots who flew past their destination city of Minneapolis, Minnesota: air traffic controllers.
In separate responses to the administrative law judge handling their case, Capt. Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard I. Cole says air traffic control rules weren’t followed, which contributed to the incident, said CNN.
."The air traffic controller(s) did not comply with the requirements of the air traffic control manual and other relevant orders, rules, procedures, policies and practices with respect to Northwest Flight 188, nor coordinate effectively with Northwest dispatch, and such failure was a causal or contributing factor in the incident," they said.
"Since this is the subject of an ongoing legal process, we can’t comment," said Laura J. Brown, deputy assistant administrator for public affairs at the Federal Aviation Administration.
The pilots are appealing the revocation of their licenses by the FAA.
The National Transportation Safety Board has reported that the pilots told investigators they used personal laptop computers during the flight, in violation of company policy, and lost track of time.
The men said they became aware of their plane’s position only after a flight attendant asked about the landing time.
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