Airline Captain Fined For Failing to Maintain Contact With Air Traffic Control Resulting in Fighter Jets Being Scrambled to Intercept Plane

Captain Christopher Hollands has just been awarded the very dubious honor of being the first person ever to be prosecuted under a British law that requires commercial airline pilots to establish and maintain two-way communication with air traffic control. The shamed pilot has landed himself with a criminal conviction and a fine of £4,511 (US… The post Airline Captain Fined For Failing to Maintain Contact With Air Traffic Control Resulting in Fighter Jets Being Scrambled to Intercept Plane appeared first on PYOK.

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Airline Captain Fined For Failing to Maintain Contact With Air Traffic Control Resulting in Fighter Jets Being Scrambled to Intercept Plane

Captain Christopher Hollands has just been awarded the very dubious honor of being the first person ever to be prosecuted under a British law that requires commercial airline pilots to establish and maintain two-way communication with air traffic control. The shamed pilot has landed himself with a criminal conviction and a fine of £4,511 (US…

The post Airline Captain Fined For Failing to Maintain Contact With Air Traffic Control Resulting in Fighter Jets Being Scrambled to Intercept Plane appeared first on PYOK.