Near collision at Manchester due to distracted controller

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pprecious:

I quote from the report:

"There was no requirement for the CVR of either aircraft involved in the incident to be impounded but the CVR of G-SMTJ was recovered by the parent company and held for the AAIB. This proved useful in determining the relevant transmissions which could be heard by the crew of G-SMTJ."

As I understand it, this was a decision made jointly between the Captain and the Operators Flight Operations and Flight Safety Departments. Just as one would expect from an open and conscientious Flight Safety culture.

Can't comment about the other operator.