Emirates B777 crash was accident waiting to happen - The Australian
The crash of an Emirates B777 during an attempted go-around in Dubai last Wednesday was always an accident waiting to happen. It was not the fault of the pilots, the airline or Boeing, because this accident could have happened to any pilot in any airline flying any modern glass cockpit airliner — Airbus, Boeing or Bombardier — or a large corporate jet with autothrottle. It is the result of the imperfect interaction of the pilots with supposedly failsafe automatics, which pilo
Emirates’ Boeing 777-300 crash: when go-around comes around - The Australian
Aviation has a way of throwing up unexpected challenges. This certainly was the case this week for the pilots of the Boeing 777-300 that crashed during an emergency landing in Dubai. Thankfully, all 300 on board were safely evacuated, although one firefighter was killed when the plane burst into flames. Let us examine the possibilities of why the event occurred to one of the safest airlines in the busiest international airport. Emirates pilots are trained to a high level, pra
