September 10, 2013 - China’s Civil Aeronautics
Administration (CAA) which is responsible for
the regulation of all civil aviation activities
in the Republic of China has fined two pilots of
Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) airlines for
landing an aircraft below fight minimums.
On May 19, a Far Eastern Air Transport aircraft
had departed Taipei International Airport with
its pilot, copilot, four cabin crew members and
six passengers for Magong Airport in Penghu,
Taiwan.
According to the CAA, the clouds were below
landing minimums making the runway close to
invisible for the pilots to land their aircraft
at Magong Airport. While other aircraft had
decided to land at their alternate airports the
pilots of Far Eastern Air Transport decided to
take the chance and land their aircraft.
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