{"id":17897,"date":"2022-02-20T09:42:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T04:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=17897"},"modified":"2022-02-20T09:42:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T04:12:34","slug":"pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/20\/pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Pilots land safely in stormy UK, Pilots win applause !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/airindia.com\">Air India<\/a><\/strong> is winning applause on social media for its pilots\u2019 deft skills in adverse circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> On Friday, a clip from a YouTube live streaming channel called Big Jet TV went viral on social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Very skilled Indian Pilot&quot; \ud83d\udc68\u200d\u2708\ufe0f\ud83d\udc4f<br><br>Pilots of this Air India flight managed to land their B787 Dreamliner aircraft with ease into London Heathrow yesterday afternoon in its first attempt even as Storm Eunice left hundreds of flights delayed, cancelled or diverted&#8230;<br>Jai Hind!\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94FrTnTUiy\">pic.twitter.com\/94FrTnTUiy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BiTANKO BiSWAS (@Bitanko_Biswas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bitanko_Biswas\/status\/1494925659541766145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">The video was recorded by <strong>Jerry Dyers<\/strong>, the founder of the channel for aviation enthusiasts. \n\nHe is heard narrating the live incident as an Air India flight makes a risky landing at <strong>London\u2019s Heathrow International Airport. <\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>As the aircraft rocked slightly while approaching the runway, you can hear Dyers say, <strong>\u201cJust checking to see if he\u2019s gonna land itlooks like he\u2019s got it; winds are gusting. yeah, very skilled Indian pilot there.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The United Kingdom issued a \u2018red\u2019 weather warning as the record-breaking winds of Storm Eunice hit parts of the country, bringing life to a standstill, causing damage to life and property.<\/li><li>As several flights stood cancelled or were diverted as they missed their approach to London Heathrow, two Air India flights landed amid gusty winds on their first attempts. <\/li><li>The flights were AI147 from Hyderabad and AI145 from Goa. <\/li><li>The cockpit crew members on both flights included commander Capt Manmath Routray, First Officers Capt Rahul Gupta, Capt Sushant Tare, and trainee commander Capt V Roopa. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220220_091908-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Air India is winning applause on social media for its pilots\u2019 deft skills in adverse circumstances.\" class=\"wp-image-17899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220220_091908-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220220_091908-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220220_091908-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220220_091908-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220220_091908-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220220_091908-1140x1519.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20220220_091908.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>An Air India official told India Today Television<strong>, \u201cBA (British Airways) and QR (Qatar Airways) flights missed approach and did go-around. Our crew landed smoothly as they are well trained.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Both aircraft were Boeing 787 Dreamliner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Air India was acquired by Tata Sons, after the latter won a bid in October last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Informed with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air India is winning applause on social media for its pilots\u2019 deft skills in adverse circumstances. Isn&#8217;t it amazing? 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