Oscar hits the nail on the head!
U.S.
United CEO: No More Pilot
Training Needed on New Boeing Jet
By The Associated Press
Dec. 12, 2018
DALLAS — The CEO of United Airlines says his pilots don't need any additional training on the new Boeing jet that is at the center of the investigation into a deadly crash in Indonesia.
Oscar Munoz says that's because United's pilots are prepared to respond to problems that might surface with automated systems on modern planes.
"When any trouble arises, our pilots are trained to fly the damn aircraft, period," Munoz told reporters Wednesday.
He said pilots are taught to disconnect automated systems, fly the plane by hand, and gain altitude to buy time while they trouble-shoot problems. He said the Boeing 737 MAX is safe and reliable.
The remarks were Munoz's first public comments about the plane since the Oct. 29 Lion Air accident, which killed 189 people when the Boeing 737 MAX plunged into the Java Sea.
Indonesian investigators are examining the role of faulty sensor readings from an anti-stall system that repeatedly pushed the nose of the Lion Air jet down. Information from a preliminary report indicates that the pilots tried to counter
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