EasyJet pilot suspended after flying plane terrifyingly close to mountains
A review found that the plane came within 770ft of the peak of a mountain while flying over the range at an altitude of 3,100ft. Pilots normally fly over this mountain range at around 6,000ft. Sources ...
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The most turbulent flight is a one-hour journey from Mendoza, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile. The route passes over the Andes mountain. A couple of jolts and bumps during a flight is expected ...
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EasyJet flight was 'seconds from disaster when plane almost hit mountain' with 190 passengers on board
Captain Paul Elsworth was temporarily banned from flying after his plane flew too close over a mountain range as it travelled to Egypt on February 2, triggering a Ground Proximity Warning System ...
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Gusts off the mountains and steep terrain throw the plane and its occupants around. Not that that stops the pilots completing their circuit of the island. We fly over some of its 500,000 square ...
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Twin brothers miss their flight to Boston, found dead 24 hours later in Georgia mountains
A mystery is unfolding on Bell Mountain in Towns County after the bodies ... The family said the brothers had booked a flight to Boston for 7 a.m. last Friday but never made their flight.
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EasyJet flight 'seconds from disaster' after nearly crashing into mountain with 190 passengers on board
Captain Paul Elsworth was suspended from flying after his plane, packed with holidaymakers, flew less 800ft over a mountain range as it travelled to Egypt on February 2. A cockpit alarm was triggered ...
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EasyJet plane was seconds from disaster after flight nearly hit a MOUNTAIN with 190 passengers on way to holiday hotspot
The GPWS alert is recognised as a last resort to prevent a controlled flight into terrain. The Airbus A320 flew over the mountain range at an altitude of just 3,100ft. The peak of the mountain ...