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New Zealand Pilot Freed After 19 Months In Rebel Captivity In Indonesia
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in good health despite the 19-month ordeal, Indonesian and New Zealand authorities said Saturday.
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Probe Reveals Indonesian Pilots Fell Asleep For 30 Minutes On Flight With 153 People
Although there were several navigational errors as a result of the incident, the flight did not result in any injuries to the Airbus A320's 153 passengers or four flight attendants.
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Watch: Indonesian Pilot Offers Comfort, Support To Palestine Passenger On Board
The video, which has since gone viral, showcases a powerful example of human connection in the face of adversity.
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Indonesian Rebels Threaten To Shoot New Zealand Hostage If Denied Talks
Rebels in Indonesia's Papua region threatened to shoot a New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February if countries do not comply with their demand to start independence talks within two months, a new video released by the group on Friday showed.
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Grounded Pilots Out of Practice Spark Airline Safety Fears
On September 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off the runway after landing, sparking an investigation by the country's transport safety regulator. It found the pilot had flown less than three hours in the previous 90 days. The first officer hadn't flown at all since Februa...
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Seven Stranded Whales Found Dead In Indonesia
Seven pilot whales were found dead on an eastern Indonesian beach, an official said Saturday, after 17 were stranded in the remote area.
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"Nobody Heard Us": Wife Of Lion Air's Indian Pilot On Boeing Troubles
Three months after the Lion Air plane her husband was piloting plunged into the sea, Garima Sethi sat with senior officials at the Indonesian carrier in January and urged them - again - to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8.
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Minutes Before Lion Air Plane Crashed, Pilots Scrambled Through Handbook
Indonesian investigators said on Thursday the cockpit voice recorder from a crashed Lion Air Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 jet showed pilots were searching for the right checklist in their handbooks and were experiencing airspeed and altitude issues.
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"Allahu Akbar" Were Lion Air Co-Pilot's Last Words Before Crash: Report
The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said.
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Lion Air Jet Should Have Been Grounded Before Fatal Flight: Officials
A Lion Air jet that crashed last month should have been grounded over a recurrent technical problem and never permitted to make the fatal flight, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday in a report that took aim at the carrier's poor safety culture.
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Got Closure After Body Was Identified, Says Mother Of Lion Air Pilot
The mother of Indian pilot Bhavye Suneja who captained the ill-fated Indonesian plane that crashed into the sea on October 29 said they have found "closure" after his body was identified by the Indonesian authorities.
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Body Of Indian Pilot Who Flew Doomed Indonesian Plane Identified
Indonesian authorities have identified the body of Indian pilot Bhavye Suneja who captained the ill-fated Indonesian plane that crashed into the sea on October 29.
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Lion Air Pilots Battled Confusing Malfunctions Before Crash
The Lion Air pilots whose plane nosedived into the Java Sea in October, killing all those aboard, were battling multiple malfunctions almost as soon as the doomed flight began, according to a trove of new data released by Indonesian investigators.
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Problem Faced By Doomed Lion Air Jet Not In Flight's Manual: Indonesia
Indonesian investigators said on Monday more training was needed for Boeing 737 MAX pilots after discovering the situation believed to have faced the crew of a doomed Lion Air jet was not contained in the aircraft's flight manual.
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Family Of Pilot, Who Flew Doomed Lion Air Plane, Wishing For Good News
The death of Bhavye Suneja, the pilot of the Indonesian Lion Air Boeing plane that crashed on Monday killing 189 passengers on board, is hard to sink in for his family living in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar.
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New Zealand Pilot Freed After 19 Months In Rebel Captivity In Indonesia
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in good health despite the 19-month ordeal, Indonesian and New Zealand authorities said Saturday.
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Probe Reveals Indonesian Pilots Fell Asleep For 30 Minutes On Flight With 153 People
Although there were several navigational errors as a result of the incident, the flight did not result in any injuries to the Airbus A320's 153 passengers or four flight attendants.
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Watch: Indonesian Pilot Offers Comfort, Support To Palestine Passenger On Board
The video, which has since gone viral, showcases a powerful example of human connection in the face of adversity.
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Indonesian Rebels Threaten To Shoot New Zealand Hostage If Denied Talks
Rebels in Indonesia's Papua region threatened to shoot a New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February if countries do not comply with their demand to start independence talks within two months, a new video released by the group on Friday showed.
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Grounded Pilots Out of Practice Spark Airline Safety Fears
On September 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off the runway after landing, sparking an investigation by the country's transport safety regulator. It found the pilot had flown less than three hours in the previous 90 days. The first officer hadn't flown at all since Februa...
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Seven Stranded Whales Found Dead In Indonesia
Seven pilot whales were found dead on an eastern Indonesian beach, an official said Saturday, after 17 were stranded in the remote area.
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"Nobody Heard Us": Wife Of Lion Air's Indian Pilot On Boeing Troubles
Three months after the Lion Air plane her husband was piloting plunged into the sea, Garima Sethi sat with senior officials at the Indonesian carrier in January and urged them - again - to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8.
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Minutes Before Lion Air Plane Crashed, Pilots Scrambled Through Handbook
Indonesian investigators said on Thursday the cockpit voice recorder from a crashed Lion Air Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 jet showed pilots were searching for the right checklist in their handbooks and were experiencing airspeed and altitude issues.
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"Allahu Akbar" Were Lion Air Co-Pilot's Last Words Before Crash: Report
The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said.
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Lion Air Jet Should Have Been Grounded Before Fatal Flight: Officials
A Lion Air jet that crashed last month should have been grounded over a recurrent technical problem and never permitted to make the fatal flight, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday in a report that took aim at the carrier's poor safety culture.
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Got Closure After Body Was Identified, Says Mother Of Lion Air Pilot
The mother of Indian pilot Bhavye Suneja who captained the ill-fated Indonesian plane that crashed into the sea on October 29 said they have found "closure" after his body was identified by the Indonesian authorities.
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Body Of Indian Pilot Who Flew Doomed Indonesian Plane Identified
Indonesian authorities have identified the body of Indian pilot Bhavye Suneja who captained the ill-fated Indonesian plane that crashed into the sea on October 29.
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Lion Air Pilots Battled Confusing Malfunctions Before Crash
The Lion Air pilots whose plane nosedived into the Java Sea in October, killing all those aboard, were battling multiple malfunctions almost as soon as the doomed flight began, according to a trove of new data released by Indonesian investigators.
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Problem Faced By Doomed Lion Air Jet Not In Flight's Manual: Indonesia
Indonesian investigators said on Monday more training was needed for Boeing 737 MAX pilots after discovering the situation believed to have faced the crew of a doomed Lion Air jet was not contained in the aircraft's flight manual.
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Family Of Pilot, Who Flew Doomed Lion Air Plane, Wishing For Good News
The death of Bhavye Suneja, the pilot of the Indonesian Lion Air Boeing plane that crashed on Monday killing 189 passengers on board, is hard to sink in for his family living in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar.
