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The FAA cited violations of a number of regulations in its decision to revoke the licenses of Capt. Timothy Cheney, 53, and First Officer Richard Cole, 54. The two "failed to comply with air traffic control instructions and clearances" and operated "carelessly and recklessly," the FAA said in a release today.
The revocations are effective immediately and the pilots have 10 days to appeal to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Cheney and Cole were piloting an Airbus A320 with 144 passengers on board last Wednesday, flying from San Diego to the Twin Cities. They were out of radio contact for almost an hour and 20 minutes, and flew past Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and well into Wisconsin before a flight attendant got a hold of them by intercom. Air traffic controllers also enlisted another Northwest crew to get in touch with the plane.
The pilots said they were distracted, and were both on their laptop computers, looking at a new crew scheduling system. Delta, which acquired Northwest last year, had already suspended the pilots.
Lee Moak, chairman of Delta's pilots' union, said in an interview with the Associated Press on that he's concerned the NTSB's disclosure of the pilot statements will hurt voluntary safety programs meant to allow pilots to come forward with safety concerns.
"We have an ongoing investigation and we shouldn't have a rush to judgment," Moak said.
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