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Pull Up!: United 747's Near Miss Sparks a Widespread Review of Pilot Skills

Number 19950
Subject Aviation
Source Wall Street Journal (New York)
State NY
Year 1999
Publication Date March 19
Summary The Wall Street Journal reports on many pilots' lack of basic training, resulting in poor flying skills. The story describes a incident with an United Airlines jumbo jet with 307 passengers and crew, which barely missed apartments and houses in San Francisco before safely returning to the airport. The incident was publicly disclosed much later, but there are other "close calls" that remain undisclosed.
Category General
Pages 2
Keywords National Transportation Safety Board;American Airlines;FAA;Boeing;safety;business
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