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Qatar Airways, Juneyao Airlines both 'lied' about remaining fuel
By Winny Wang |
August 26, 2011, Friday
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Qatar Airways and Juneyao Airlines both lied to the air traffic management bureau about their remaining jet fuel when vying for first right to land at the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on August 13, China's central television station said today.
This is the latest twist in the air saga that started when Juneyao allegedly refused to delay its landing to allow Qatar flight QR888, which had made Mayday calls saying it had only 5 minutes of fuel left, to land first.
However, an investigation found that the Qatar Boeing 777-300 jet had five tons of jet fuel left - enough for half an hour of flight, CCTV said.
Meanwhile the Juneyao pilot claimed that their jet fuel would be exhausted within four minutes. But the investigation found that the Juneyao's smaller Airbus A320 plane had between two to three tons of jet fuel left - meaning it could have stayed in the air for another hour, according to CCTV.
The East China Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Administration is investigating the case and an official told Shanghai Daily today that it has not finalized its probe.
An air traffic controller said that a plane can make a Mayday call if jet fuel can't power its flight for more than 30 minutes.
A pilot will receive a warning letter or be fined less than 1,000 yuan if he or she refuses to give way to an airplane that has already made Mayday calls, according to civil aviation rules. If the result is serious, the pilot's license will be revoked from one to six months or permanently.
This is the latest twist in the air saga that started when Juneyao allegedly refused to delay its landing to allow Qatar flight QR888, which had made Mayday calls saying it had only 5 minutes of fuel left, to land first.
However, an investigation found that the Qatar Boeing 777-300 jet had five tons of jet fuel left - enough for half an hour of flight, CCTV said.
Meanwhile the Juneyao pilot claimed that their jet fuel would be exhausted within four minutes. But the investigation found that the Juneyao's smaller Airbus A320 plane had between two to three tons of jet fuel left - meaning it could have stayed in the air for another hour, according to CCTV.
The East China Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Administration is investigating the case and an official told Shanghai Daily today that it has not finalized its probe.
An air traffic controller said that a plane can make a Mayday call if jet fuel can't power its flight for more than 30 minutes.
A pilot will receive a warning letter or be fined less than 1,000 yuan if he or she refuses to give way to an airplane that has already made Mayday calls, according to civil aviation rules. If the result is serious, the pilot's license will be revoked from one to six months or permanently.
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