Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) TransAsia Airways ATR 72 pilots who did not pass a competency test following the carrier's second deadly air crash in less than a year will receive a second test in mid-March, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said Wednesday. The 10 pilots who failed the evaluation after a TransAsia ATR 72 turbo-prop plane crashed on Feb. 4 were suspended from flying and have been undergoing remedial training since the Lunar New Year holiday, CAA officials said.
Another 45 TransAsia ATR 72 pilots who passed the exam will be tested on a flight simulator in Bangkok by the end of February, and those who fail the simulator evaluation will also be suspended from active duty, according to the agency.
The airline currently has 13 other ATR 72 pilots training overseas, and they will be given the same two-round evaluation as their colleagues after returning to Taiwan, the CAA said.
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