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Squawks & Headlines ✈ Ryanair Jet Nearly Crashes Over Germany Due to Botched Maneuver

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Ryanair Jet Nearly Crashes Over Germany Due to Botched Maneuver

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A Ryanair flight almost crashed while on an approach to Memmingen Airport in Germany on September 23rd when the 737 jet descended too quickly due to a pilot error, according to reports by German publication Der Spiegel and the Daily Mail. (airnation.net) More...

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Tyler Johnson 2
Usually you take headlines like this with a grain of salt, however, this appears to be a legit headline. This looks like it could have been very bad..
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indy2001
indy2001 2
I wonder if Ryanair will threaten legal action against Der Spiegel for reporting this? Now that Ryanair's threats against Aviation Herald have been withdrawn, they can pursue a bigger fish.
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eagle5719
eagle5719 1
How did airline pilots ever manage 60 years ago when they just flew the airplane without an autopilot?
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