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athomeinthesky · January 17th, 2008, 13:42

An airport worker told the BBC the pilot on the Boeing 777 had said he had lost all power, and had been forced to glide the plane into land.

All BA short-haul flights from Heathrow have been cancelled and others delayed.

The worker also said the pilot had told him all the electronics had also failed.

"He said he had no warning - it just went," the worker added.

"It's a miracle. The man deserves a medal as big as a frying pan."

BA refused to comment on the report and said it would not speculate on the cause of the crash.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/7194086.stm

January 17th, 2008, 13:42	#26
athomeinthesky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 327	Re: BA 777 Lands Short An airport worker told the BBC the pilot on the Boeing 777 had said he had lost all power, and had been forced to glide the plane into land. All BA short-haul flights from Heathrow have been cancelled and others delayed. The worker also said the pilot had told him all the electronics had also failed. "He said he had no warning - it just went," the worker added. "It's a miracle. The man deserves a medal as big as a frying pan." BA refused to comment on the report and said it would not speculate on the cause of the crash. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/7194086.stm __________________ "We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English." - Winston Churchill