An air safety board Friday questioned the English ability of a China Southern Airlines pilot and a copilot whose jet entered a runway despite instructions from an air traffic controller not to do so.
It forced another aircraft to abort a landing attempt.
In its report, the Japan Transport Safety Board of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said of the incident at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture that the pilot and the copilot had either misunderstood or failed to catch the instructions.
However, China Southern officials rejected the assertion, according to the report.
Source: Asahi Shimbun
By: skycruiser - 31st March 2009 at 15:15
They don’t do themselves any favours by speaking in Chinese on the radio in Chinese airspace, much like the French.
If you ask me it’s a flight safety issue.
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March 31, 2009 at 1:45 am