ATC can close an airport for weather conditions.......any international pilot will know that......where's the ATC guys......the governing state can do what it wants..... Even if a NOTAM says open with 30 minutes prior notice.....does not mean it will be open etc......this thread is all speculation until the findings are published.......interesting to hear all the thoughts. though that's why I check in.......the final report will contain all you want to know and we will have to wait....EK is the biggest operator of the 777 both Boeing and them will want to know the cause and remedy and we will all learn from it....I fear automation complacency here as the 777 is flown all the way to flare with auto throttle in.....and maybe when you think it's there for you it's no longer working the way you expect it to......get pilots back to more hands on flying Mr Boeing and the operators?..........lets teach and train the gotch yas in the sim instead of overloading with dreamt up scenarios and prevent something like this and Asiana again
Last edited by hulabaloome2; 8th Aug 2016 at 05:59.