‘Where do we go?’ What it’s like being an airline pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path

‘The first thing is: Where are we? And how much fuel have we got and where do we need to go?’, Australian veteran pilot saysKeith Tonkin has flown a Boeing 747 towards airspace where missiles were being fired, and knows the pressure pilots have been under this week.“You’re stuck in that airplane until you land safely,” the veteran Australian pilot says. Continue reading...


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