Juneyao Airlines penalised by CAAC
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China’s civil aviation authorities have penalised Juneyao Airlines after its flight crew ignored air traffic control orders last month, putting a Qatar Airways flight in jeopardy.
Xinhua reports the Shanghai-based airline has been suspended from company expansion and aircraft leasing, and is required to shut down 10% of its current operating capacity. It has also been suspended from recruiting foreign pilots as the captain responsible for the incident was Korean. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) have revoked the pilots’ license and prohibited reapplication for six months. Meanwhile the First Officer has received a six-month suspension.
On August 13, Qatar Airlines’ Boeing 777 flight QR888 from Doha to Shanghai’s Pudong Airport diverted to Hongqiao Airport due to a thunderstorm, and requested to land first because of a fuel shortage. However, Juneyao Airlines’s flight HO1112 refused to give way after six orders from the control tower, forcing air traffic controllers to organize another emergency landing strategy for the QR888.
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