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EASYJET PILOT GETS SACK FOR SPEEDING
13 July 2008
People
AN easyJet pilot has been sacked for repeatedly flying too FAST. The senior captain is believed to have had a string of warnings about breaking strict speed limits. He was axed when a routine check of his flight records by bosses at the budget airline exposed yet another breach.
An easyJet source said: "It wasn't for just one mistake - because like anyone else pilots sometimes make small errors. "But if the very strict speed restrictions are continuously broken it stands to reason that safety may be compromised."
The pilot, who has not been named, was booted out last week after the latest incident when he landed a holiday jet in Spain. Officials said he was speeding when his plane with up to 100 passengers arrived at Malaga. It has not been revealed how fast the shorthaul aircraft was going. News of the dismissal was the hot topic for discussion on a pilots' website.
One easyJet flier hinted that more than one speeding pilot may have been fired recently. He wrote online: "We know there were more based on flight data recorders." The airline source added: "Some pilots are not happy about his departure but the rules are there for everyone's safety. "The company has an excellent safety record and the last thing it wants is to be known as 'SpeedyJet'."