Hundreds mourn 'hero' Air India pilot at funeral service
Maria Simulescu
Hundreds gathered in Mumbai today to honour Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the Air India pilot who has been hailed as a hero for limiting casualties on the ground during last week’s crash. Captain Sabharwal issued a mayday call to air traffic controllers moments after takeoff and residents on the ground have credited him with avoiding a large residential building that was directly on the flight path. Investigators have recovered flight AI171's cockpit voice recorder and will analyse the pilots’
din zilele anterioare