Plane nearly ran out of fuel after pilots forgot to bring up landing gea

[jetjockey696]

Plane nearly ran out of fuel after pilots forgot to bring up landing gear (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/air-india-forgotten-landing-gear-low-fuel/)

[pfvspnf]

Air India , the red beacon of safety

[removebeforeflight03]

won't the so called sophisticated airbus give a warning to the crew that the gear has not been retracted !!

[RUMBEAR]

What was there for the Airbus to warn about? The Gear position was as selected ( I.e Down ) and no overspeed condition.

[The Nemesis]

I would have thought the noise and a Sh*t load of vibration might have given it away.

I don't suppose their last aircraft type was a " Twotter "

[220psi]

Removebefore flight, maybe the after take off checklist could give a clue. The most sophisticated warning system should be the pilots. In this case, looks like there were none. Just blame the Airbus. Not my fault, I'm just along for the ride.

[removebeforeflight03]

@ 220 PSI do agree with you on that one . positive rate of climb - all you get is silence ;)

but there must be 3 green lights staring at them !! dont knw exactly if the airbus has 3 greens for the gear ! my little sweet jet has and its really difficult not to notice it!