The first officer, who had been with the company since 2017, never finished Virgin's final flight test, according to reports.
. Employees discovered that the first officer, who had been with the company since 2017, never finished Virgin’s final flight test, the outlets reported. Because the captain, a 17-year veteran of the company, was not designated to train the other pilot, the flight turned around, officials said.
After returning to London, a new first officer joined the flight before it took off again, eventually arriving in New York about 2 1/2 hours late, according to the news outlets. Although the original pilot pairing violated the company’s guidelines, it did not breach any U.K. aviation standards, the country’s
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