A Virgin Atlantic jumbo, the airline assumed a dangerous protocol error on one of its pilots.
“Some of you may have noticed on the flight tracker map that we had made a 180 degree turn and we were back in Heathrow, London. Don’t be alarmed, but we have to go back because of a administrative errorsaid the captain of Virgin Atlantic Airbus 330 less than an hour after flying from England to New York.
It was that the airline’s flight had to be interrupted while it was in the middle of the air route after it was determined that one of its pilots he did not make his last attempt which gave him permission to board a ship, as reported by the company, it was also necessary to send another specialist to direct the ship.
Ang The Airbus A330 aircraft will have to go back to London-Heathrow Airport, in England, after determining the error in the process. I toured the skies of Irelandtakes 50 minutes to travel.
The flight had to return to London after about a 50 minute flight to New York.
According to airline, both pilots realize the “protection error”, having to get back to the air terminal until they see a new pilot trained to continue flying, who will finally go to New York, in the United States.
Ang Both companies clarified that affected the safety of the passengers or the plane itself. In addition to mentioning that the pilot involved, who joined the processes in 2017, had completed the stages established by British regulation, but not that of the company, where He has a test that must end.
“Due to a roster error, flight VS3 from London Heathrow to New York-JFK returned to Heathrow on Monday 2 May shortly after the flight. The qualified first officer, flying with an experienced captain, was removed by a new pilot to ensure full compliance with training protocols of Virgin Atlantic, which exceeds industry standards, ”the company disclosed in a statement shared by The Guardian.
The journey made by Virgin Atlantic’s A330 before being forced to return to London due to training irregularities by one of its pilots.
They also clarified that the passengers have a delay of two hours and 40 minutes to get to the United States, where they apologize for the security process.
But spokeswoman Grace Peatey said in an email that “it is correct to say that the VS3 flight running from Heathrow to New York-JFK on Monday May 2 returned to Heathrow after Captain was established was not appointed as a coach, ”the Daily Mirror reported.
“The pairing of pilots does not violate any aviation or safety regulations but did not comply with Virgin Atlantic’s internal training protocols, so our decision was withdrawn, ”the company said in a statement.
A 747 jumbo jet from the Virgin Islands.
Sources said the airline’s “final evaluation flight” was a required by the company to ensure that a pilot uses a particular airline technique. This co-pilot is recommended as ready for the final examination on his previous flight after completing 12 recent flights on the A330, according to airline sources..
“We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers to arrive 2 hours and 40 minutes later than scheduled as a result of the crew change.
Source: Clarin
