China Eastern Captain Awarded 3 Million Yuan for Averting Collision in Shanghai
By Lena Ge, China Aviation Daily | Nov. 03, 2016
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China Eastern Airlines has offered a reward of 3 million yuan to the captain whose quick thinking helped to avert a ground collision between two passenger planes at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in October.
On November 3, the Shanghai-based carrier gave commendation to the captain He Chao and his colleagues for their outstanding performance in the near-collision at Hongqiao airport.
Captain He received a reward of 3 million yuan in cash and honors of "excellent communist" and "outstanding staff".
Meanwhile, Capitan He's team has been awarded "advanced group" and 60,000 yuan on Thursday by the airline.
Captain He was honored a "first-class merit" by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on October 21, along with other rewards for averting the ground collision, citing "making a great contribution with his precise and correct decision at a critical moment."
On October 11, an Airbus A320 was given clearance for takeoff on flight MU5643 to Tianjin, while the other A330 had landed from Beijing was crossing the runway to get to its gate.
The quick-thinking captain of the A320 jet took the right action to continue and managed to climb the A320 over the A330. Flight MU5643 continued its flight to Tianjin without further incident while the A330 crossed runway 36L, reaching its parking stand without complications.
An investigation launched by the CAAC found that the air traffic controllers had given the wrong orders to the pilot of A330 to taxi into the same runway where the A320 was taking off.
The authority has revoked the licenses of two air traffic controllers responsible for the incident and punished 13 air traffic control officials from the East China Air Traffic Management Bureau.
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