Pilot suspended:
Kabo Airlines has suspended its pilot who disobeyed Air Traffic Control to land its B747 in an alternate runway resulting in damage to aircraft and Instrumemt landing system (ILS) at Sokoto Airport last Friday.
This was disclosed in Abuja, Tuesday, by the Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu during an interactive session with journalists.
The Kabo plane was conveying 512 passengers from Kano Airport, to Saudi Arabia with a stopover in Sokoto.
The pilot did not comply with the directive given by air traffic controller on duty that the plane should land on runway 08 , but rather diverted to another runway.
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Kabo Air Suspends Pilot | Leadership Newspaper NG
Kabo Air Suspends Pilot | Leadership Newspaper NG