Kegworth disaster pilots sacked

Title

Kegworth disaster pilots sacked

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

23 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:57

Description

Speaking at a press conference, Captain Kevin Hunt, pilot of the plane which crashed on the M1 near Kegworth killing 47, bitterly attacks British Midland for making public the termination of his contract and that of co-pilot David McLelland from January and says the Air Accidents Investigation Branch report into the crash said many factors were involved, not just staff actions.For Billboard programme.

Contributors

Kevin Hunt

Keywords

Air accidents; Dismissal from employment; Civil aircraft; British Midland; Air Accidents Investigation Branch; Crashes (aircraft); Billboard (radio programme); Kegworth; David McLelland

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