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  • Asiana says pilot of crashed plane was in training

    07/07/2013 8:19:47 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 98 replies
    Reuters ^ | July 7, 2013 | by Hyunjoo Jin
    Asiana Airlines Inc said the pilot in charge of landing the Boeing 777 that crash-landed at San Francisco's airport on Saturday was training for the long-range plane and that it was his first flight to the airport with the jet. "It was Lee Kang-kook's maiden flight to the airport with the jet... He was in training. Even a veteran gets training (for a new jet)," a spokeswoman for Asiana Airlines said on Monday. "He has a lot of experience and previously flown to San Francisco on different planes including the B747... and he was assisted by another pilot who has...