Interview With Pilot Of Asiana 214 Focuses Attention On Autothrottle

The instructor pilot in command of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 descending into San Francisco International Airport on July 6 said he had assumed the aircraft’s autothrottle system would keep the aircraft flying at 137 kt., as he and the “pilot-flying” in the left seat guided the Boeing 777-200ER to...

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