British Airways captain speaks

The captain of a British Airways plane that crash-landed at Heathrow has spoken at a news conference.

18/01/2008

Category:

News & Politics

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• Emergency
• British
• Airways
• flight
• plane
• Boeing
• London
• airline
• incident
• captain
• speaks
• Airport
• impact
• crash

[robertodawhouse]

Peter Burkhill was grounded due to the trauma for 6 months. There were rumours going around British Airways that the captain "froze" during the emergency. However, it's been revealed that he made a major adjustment to the flaps whilst John Coward was flying, which kept the plane in the air for just enough time!

British Airways treated Peter Burkhill awfully after the crash - they offered no support at all. He even considered moving to Virgin Airways, but he's back flying with BA now. Great job.

[storm4mozza]

brave team all deserve medals and not many people would stay so calm in a situation like that i know i cudnt well dont to everyone on that flight and the services who helped after landing

[RustDemon79]

Mr. Coward was sure a brave man that day...



[JetMechMA]

My God, how could anyone's action on the flight deck be characterized as having "froze"? There wasn't time for that, was there? I thought the engines quit right over the threshold. There's no time to react to that. The aircraft is falling out from under you and you are along for the ride.

[magichump]

What's wrong with all these photographs? they drive me nuts!!

[jonathanaus2010]

Captain Peter Burkhill looks like george clooney

[w3cvw]

I remember watching this live on the news, and felt so emotional when everyone started cheering them. I felt like clapping them myself!

[scotplane]

@bubeisco I am a catholic as well, and I believe that you should let this person believe what he want's to believe. He has a right to believe in what he wants, doesn't mean he would go to hell, or oblivion, or whatever whoever someone believes in.

[1982FMJ]

my biggest concern about aircarft now is the people employed at airports like baggage handlers and maintainance technicians. security is very slack in all areas. all it would take is a terrorist group to gain employment at airports as a technician or baggage handler. you see the problem is these terrorists work in teams. the chances are terrorists are working at heathrow and the people in on it are turning a blind eye. security needs boosting to maximum.

[1982FMJ]

Imagine if this aircraft had suffered this technical problem on approach at an airport like san francisco where there is a large water crossing or over the atlantic. ITs a good job the engines didn't fail to respond over the atlantic or they may of ended up landing on water. its a good job nobody was seriously injured.

[bubeisco]

@PenzancePete because in life there are problems and temptations 4 everyone and everyone must face this trials and temptations but then it is your faith that will save you like it saved them.....do u know dat it is God that saved them,if not 4 God then this thing that u are just callin put 2 danger will have put them 2 death....God is 2 faithful 2 fail, give ur life 2 christ jesus and all ur dangers will not lead 2 ur death

[PenzancePete]

@bubeisco So why did God allow these people to be put in danger?