Originally Posted by newcx12345
Actually after seeing the Air Diaster documentary on the MD80 AS flight. I will NOT fly AS unless there is absolutely no other alternative.
...Please no substandard airlines in Oneworld!
Oh well, I guess no more CX for you then?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../ixportal.html
summary here:
A Jumbo Jet carrying more than 350 people from London came close to crashing near Hong Kong after the pilots failed to realise that the autopilot was disconnected.
The aircraft flew uncontrolled for three minutes, veering almost 180 degrees off course toward mountains and coming within seconds of a catastrophic stall.
No one in the four-person crew took any intervening action because they believed the Boeing 747-400 was being directed by the autopilot. They assumed the aircraft's unusual movements resulted from a local windshear effect, which their weather radar had warned them about.
The airline involved, Cathay Pacific, is conducting an inquiry into the incident, rumours of which have caused alarm and concern among long-haul pilots.