Virgin jet forced to return to Heathrow as first officer had not completed ...
This is your co-pilot speaking... I'm only a trainee! Virgin jet to New York is forced to turn back to Heathrow after captain is told first officer had not completed his training A Virgin Atlantic A330 was forced to return to Heathrow while enroute to the US The aircraft's first officer was not appropriately qualified to undertake the flight The pilot needed one further flight with a training captain to join the flight roster Virgin Atlantic said the safety of the aircraft had not been compromised
View
comments
A Virgin Atlantic flight to New York was forced to turn back after the co-pilot admitted he hadn’t passed his last flying test.
The plane was over Ireland when the captain was told that the first officer had not completed his training.
The Airbus A330, just 40 minutes into its flight, was ordered to return to Heathrow. Passengers landed in the US almost three hours later than planned after the jet – which can carry nearly 300 passengers – was forced to wait on the runway while a qualified replacement was found.
