Gulf Air 330 into Cyprus
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Gulf Air 330 into Cyprus
Does anyone have any details on the Gulf Air 330 landing in Cyprus as reported in the Gulf Daily News. I find it hard to believe that GF would divert into Cyprus because of a simple engine failure. I thought they had a policy of continue onto destination no matter what the mechanical difficulties ? For eg. 330 ISB to AUH or 340 BKK to BAH .
Or on this occasion did they actually complete the ECAM actions checklist and chose the nearest suitable airport that wasn't 900 plus NM away.
Or on this occasion did they actually complete the ECAM actions checklist and chose the nearest suitable airport that wasn't 900 plus NM away.
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I haven't heard of the incident but, quite clearly, an engine failure in a twin requires the crew to land at the nearest available airport - there really is no discussion about it. Sure, companies would like, and some crews would comply, for an aircraft with such a failure to land at a more commercially suitable or technically capable field but that would be in contravention of both legal & company expectations.
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