1. Investigative sources said the cockpit crew probably threw the switches and moved the levers in a hasty effort to correct a problem. 2. The cockpit crew, including Joe who had never been in a gale before in his life, began to relax. 3. Aviation officials praised the cockpit crew for bringing the jet safely to Boston from its cruising altitude of more than six-and-a-half miles high. 4. Black said that radio contact between the cockpit crew and air controllers was in English and was clearly captured by microphones. 5. -- Training to instill teamwork in maintenance personnel, dispatchers and flight attendants, as is already being done with cockpit crews. 6. A warning light and another plane alerted the cockpit crew, and a chemical spray in the engine put out the flames. 7. But he said his plan left maximum possible control with the cockpit crew, by allowing any movement that did not take the plane into the target. 8. But safety officials say privately it is a prime example of the need for improved masks for cockpit crews fighting smoke. 9. But the plane was already too high and too far from the airport for a safe return before the problem was evident to the cockpit crew. 10. If the cockpit crew dons parachutes before the plane even leaves the gate, prudent passengers may want to avoid the flight. |