Audio Slide Show: Pilots Scale Alaska Glacier to Find Wreckage of Northwest Airlines Flight 4422Christine Gorman
The photo below shows the jackscrew from the horizontal stabilizer of Alaska Airlines flight 261. It is approximately 2 feet long and was recovered from main wreckage site on February 8, 2000. Downloadthe full NTSB report Transcript of a Fairchild A100A cockpit voice recorder (CVR / Black Box...
Most airlines are looking for FAA ATP-certified pilots with at least 1,500 total flight hours. Although it is not required by some, 1,000 hours turbine pilot in command (PIC), turbojet/turboprop experience in complex flying environments, and a college degree are preferred. Both airlines have...