Familiar Risks Evident In Pakistan A320 Accident Sequence

Sean Broderick Jens Flottau July 02, 2020
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Unstable approaches continue to be a significant factor in approach-and-landing accidents.
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While the preliminary report on the fatal May 22 accident involving a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A320 leaves many questions unanswered, its contents make clear that two familiar risk areas—unstable approaches and flight deck human factors—featured prominently in the accident...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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