As Major Equipment Failed, How Air India Pilots Landed With 370 On Board
Aviation Safety Management Society Of India (ASMSI) commends Captain Rustom Palia, commanding an Air India Boeing 777-300, AI-101 on Sept 11 2018, for his out of the box thinking & excellent problem solving skills under adverse conditions. He saved 370 occupants of flight AI-101 by landing the aircraft manually under adverse weather conditions and multiple system failures. Well Done !
“We’re really, you know, stuck and there’s no fuel,” a terse message from Captain Rustom Palia, commanding an Air India Boeing 777-300 to Air Traffic Control in New York.