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Iraqi Airways suspends pilots for fighting in cockpit at 37,000 ft
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:11 pm
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Iraqi Airways has suspended two of its pilots for physically fighting each other during an international flight with 157 passengers on board.
The aircraft, which left from Mashhad on Wednesday and was headed for Baghdad, was cruising at 37,000 ft when the two men started fighting one another in the pilots’ cockpit over a food tray.
In a letter addressed to Iraqi Airways management, the co-pilot said: “Conversation with the pilot became heated because he forbade an air hostess from bringing me a meal tray, under the pretext that I hadn’t asked him for authorisation.”
After the pilot had taken his own meal, he “hit and insulted [the co-pilot], prompting the arrival of a security agent”, according to the letter.
The plane touched down safely in Baghdad, despite the fight, but it’s reported the pair continued to quarrel after landing.
“The pilot again hit and insulted” his colleague, the co-pilot said, admitting that he also lashed out: “I had to defend myself.”
Iraqi Airways confirmed earlier this week that both men were now under investigation. “The transport ministry has opened an investigation with the two pilots who argued with each other in-flight,” the company said.
The pilots have been warned they “will not escape the toughest sanctions … such as a lifetime flying ban”.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:13 pm to Wolfhound45
5 bans
This post was edited on 7/29/18 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:14 pm to Wolfhound45
Better than blowing the plane up I guess
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:15 pm to Wolfhound45
Sounds like Captain Ahab (well Captain Arab) wanted to be a tough guy and deny his FO dinner.
I’m sure there’s more to this fight that started way before the flight.
I’m sure there’s more to this fight that started way before the flight.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:16 pm to Wolfhound45
When keeping it Allah Akbar goes wrong
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:19 pm to Wolfhound45
This is a big improvement for those guys.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:21 pm to Wolfhound45
What’s this gonna do to my dinar value?
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:24 pm to Wolfhound45
This is the kind of cultural rigidity that causes accidents in a lot of Asian and third world airlines. The subordinate sees the superior fricking up and doesn't say anything. Or he does speak up and the captain ignores him.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:25 pm to Wolfhound45
I’m gonna go out on a limb and assume these two had a history before this flight occurred.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:25 pm to Wolfhound45
I don’t want to get banned for insensitive comments
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:31 pm to Wolfhound45
Fighting over an aloha snackbar?
Yup...
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the two men started fighting one another in the pilots’ cockpit over a food tray
Yup...
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:46 pm to Wolfhound45
Somebody is getting stoned to death.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:00 pm to Wolfhound45
He cracked that “I am serious. And stop calling me Sadiq Al-Musawi” joke 1 too many times.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:17 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:Korean Airlines Flight #801?
This is the kind of cultural rigidity that causes accidents in a lot of Asian and third world airlines. The subordinate sees the superior fricking up and doesn't say anything. Or he does speak up and the captain ignores him.
Wiki Linki
This post was edited on 7/29/18 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:45 pm to soccerfüt
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Korean Airlines Flight #801?
Wiki Linki
Cliff's please?
Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:06 pm to johnnydrama
KAL 747 on approach to Guam in 1997 early, early morning, tired flight crew, bad weather.
Culturally at KAL then the Flight Engineer & Co-Pilot should not correct the Pilot and he needed correcting (making several wrong decisions).
Impact with terrain about 3 miles short of the runway kills ~225 of 250 total.
Culturally at KAL then the Flight Engineer & Co-Pilot should not correct the Pilot and he needed correcting (making several wrong decisions).
Impact with terrain about 3 miles short of the runway kills ~225 of 250 total.
This post was edited on 7/29/18 at 11:06 pm
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