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AirAsia captain left seat before doomed jet lost control

Started by mhm, January 31, 2015, 11:46:55 AM

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Less-experienced co-pilot left in charge of plane and by the time captain returned it was too late

The captain of the AirAsia jet that crashed into the sea in December was out of his seat conducting an unorthodox procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost control, and by the time he returned it was too late to save the plane.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/indonesia/11381434/AirAsia-captain-left-seat-before-doomed-jet-lost-control.html
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