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Japan: Chinese pilot does not speak English, takes off without tower permission

Osaka, Japan - It happened on a China Eastern Airlines

The incident dates back to last Monday, when a A-330/200 plane of China Eastern Airlines took off from Osaka, Japan, towards Shanghai, but with the pilot not having received permission from the control tower. According to Japanese authorities, the serious incident, which could have caused a disaster, happened because both the pilot and copilot did not understand the English conversation from the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1136046
Rome, Italy, 11/30/2011 15:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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