China Eastern penalizes pilots
China Eastern Airlines Corp., the Asian nation’s third-largest carrier, canceled the licenses of some of the 13 pilots who aborted flights in southwestern Yunnan province earlier this year to protest work conditions.
Some pilots were demoted and others’ licenses were suspended, China Eastern said. Eight company officials also were punished for mismanagement because of the incidents, the statement said.
A total of 21 flights from Yunnan returned to their departing airports March 31 and April 1 without flying to their destinations, affecting more than 1,000 passengers. The carrier was fined $218,000 by its regulator, the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
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