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Fallout from NW Flight 188

Steve Scott

Monday, November 9th, 2009

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The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The appeals were filed Nov. 4, according to an NTSB spokesman, noting that appeals are typically heard by an administrative law judge within 120 days. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Oct. 27 revoked the licenses of Capt. Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard Cole. The two wrong-way pilots were previously suspended from flying for Delta…

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