Error Behind Air Asia X Diversion Preventable With Upgrade

A captain’s data-entry error when programming an AirAsia X Airbus A330-300’s initial coordinates, which led to myriad navigation errors and an eventual diversion, would have been caught if an Airbus-recommended upgrade had been installed. But despite recurring problems with the old systems, the...
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.

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