Pilots Lose Their Licenses
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A Northwest Airlines jet at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International ...Source: AFP
The inevitable has finally happened: the two Northwest pilots that overshot their destination by 150 miles have had their licenses revoked. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have pulled the licenses of the two pilots that were flew the plane way past their destination. Captain Timothy Cheney and Officer Richard Cole were distracted because they were both on their computer laptops during the overshot. Their licenses were revoked because the use of computer laptops is forbidden by the National Transportation Safety Board because they have to make sure that the plane doesn't crash. The pilots have ten days to appeal the decision.
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- News Source: The Examiner | 20 days agoThe U.S. military would have launched fighter jets to track down an errant Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport if officials had been notified sooner, a top commander said Thursday as federal authorities defended the...
- News Source: Reuters | 20 days agoThis is really a basic in flying an airplane, that you pay attention and that you act professionally," Anderson added in his message. "That crew did not and we'll deal with it accordingly." Delta became the world's largest airline when it acquired...
- News Source: The Scotsman | 21 days agoTHE two pilots who flew a Northwest Airlines passenger jet past their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have had their licences revoked. The pair told investigators they had lost track of time and place while working on their laptop computers.
- News Source: Japan Today | 21 days agoThe two airline pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles (240 kilometers) have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday. The...
- News Source: Washington Post | 21 days agoThe department will expand the review to cover distractions in the cockpit, a spokeswoman said. The pilots told federal investigators Sunday that they each accessed laptops during a discussion about work issues, a violation of airline policy. It is...
- News Source: CNN | 21 days agoThe challenges inherent in getting a 162,000-pound aircraft off the ground and landing it safely are pretty obvious to most observers. But at cruising altitude, above 10,000 feet, pilots face a different critical challenge: staying focused. Two...
- Blog Source: chattahbox.com... it has revoked the licenses of Northwest Airlines' Captain Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard Cole who overshot their destination by 150 miles, while being distracted working on laptop computers discussing new work schedules. ...
- Blog Source: rickseaney.comLet's hear a bit more about the passengers who were on last week's crazy flight - I speak, of course, of the one piloted by a couple of guys who were so busy with their personal laptops they failed to notice they'd overshot Minneapolis ...
- Blog Source: cbs11tv.comNorthwest Pilots' Over-Fly Raises New Safety Worry. Pilots Richard Cole And Timothy Cheney Claim They Were Distracted By Laptops. Overshot Of Airport Raises New Safety Concerns About Personal Electronic Items In Cockpits ... program on their laptops
- Blog Source: www.boingboing.netThese guys weren't dickin' around with their laptops for the last 30 minutes of that flight - the 15 minutes before when they were suppose to set up the approach to land, and the 15 minutes after they overshot the destination. ... @Coop: I don't
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Cell phones use report code: Related Tweets
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@latimestot LATimestot: Conan: 1st sign those NW pilots were not paying attention in cockpit. "Good afternoon, ladies & gentlemen. This is your captain Tweeting."
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@ricksanchezcnn *frp* ok, we're gonna let this go eventually, but now FAA says the northwest pilots were having "a frolic of their own" in cockpit?
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@latimestot LATimestot: Leno: Those 2 NW pilots suspended for missing Mpls cuz they were on their laptops. Wait a min. Why do we have 2 turn ours off in the back?
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@timobriennyt TimOBrienNYT: FAA revokes licenses of wayward Northwest pilots http://bit.ly/18J9P6
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@laurably FAA: Northwest pilots lose their licenses over runaway-plane incident; flying while texting. http://bit.ly/92h22 (via @businessed)
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@businessed FAA: Northwest pilots lose their licenses over runaway-plane incident; flying while texting. http://bit.ly/92h22
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@latimesnystrom RT @latimesbiz FAA revokes licenses of 2 Northwest pilots who overflew Minneapolis http://j.mp/RqDSY cc @porterVA @latimestravel #140conf
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@latimestot LATimestot: Breaking: Those 2 NW pilots who missed Mpls will be flying coach now. FAA revokes their licenses. latimes.com
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@markknoller FAA says the "emergency revocations" of the licenses take immediate effect but pilots have ten days to appeal the decision.
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@markknoller FAA just announced it revoked the licenses of those two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew their plane past its destination last week.
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