Did Airbus Underestimate A320 Capacitor Threat?
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WASHINGTON—Pilots of an EasyJet Airbus A320-200 climbing out from Edinburgh, Scotland, on a flight to Hamburg, Germany, in 2016 donned their oxygen masks and declared an emergency after an acrid electrical smell permeated the cockpit and entered the cabin. The aircraft, which was flying on the...
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