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Speed was 137 knots. And the question was whether or not we had the lowest speed that the crew achieved. I will tell you that the speed was significantly below 137 knots and we are not talking about a few knots. We still have to corroborate some information. This was a preliminary read. The 137 knots came from the crew conversation about their approach speed. We need to take a closer look at the raw data on the Flight Data Recorder as well as corroborate that with radar and air traffic informati...

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Cirrus Aircraft has revealed a Special Edition of its SF50 Vision Jet to commemorate 500 deliveries since it was launched in 2016.

Limited Edition Series released

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It's still unclear why Sriwijaya Air SJ182 crashed, but it previously had issues with the autothrottle.

And then the cart wheel as you can see, absolutely happens when they hit that wall. so it has confirmed what we knew in that regard. the new information really is what we know now about the pilots. >> what were learning from the hearing. this is a hearing with the ntsb. the pilots of the plane saying he was very concerned about landing the plane without that airport navigation system that was out of order at the time. also saying it was very stressful and very difficult. ill tell you, for anyone...

He told investigators he was not confident in understanding how the planes auto flight system worked and felt he should study more. he also said it was difficult and quote stressful to land the plane visually without an instrument approach to guide them. but he felt pressured to do it because other pilots were. >> we do have an issue in aviation that needs to be dealt with with respect to automation and performance when it comes to the interaction between the aircraft and the human being. >> rep...

The plane was drooping too fast. yes, sir, the pilot responded. and the warning was repeated twice, once in english, and finally in korean. the pilot at the controls was a trainee on the triple 7 but had substantial experience in other aircraft. he told investigators he was not confident in understanding how the planes auto flight system worked and felt he should study more. he also said it was difficult and, quote, stressful to land the plane visually without an instrument approach to guide the...

On to another bit of breaking news on the asiana air crash. the pilots relied too heavily on the planes automaticed systems moments before the plane hit a seawall and skidded across the runway at san franciscos airport. >> reporter: were looking at live pictures. the investigative hearing just got under way and we know asiana flight 214 came in too low and too slow at san franciscos airport. the ntsb not ready at this point to officially say why. but were now getting new information from the nts...