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Title: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: alexnew2 on February 17, 2014, 02:10:53 PM
Condensed audio for flight ET702 from Addis Ababa, destined for Rome. It includes radar, arrival and departure, as well as tower frequencies.

The first-officer hijacked the Boeing 767 and diverted to Geneva, Switzerland in order to seek asylum.

The rest of the story is here:
http://news.sky.com/story/1212725/ethiopia-hijacker-threatened-to-crash-plane
Title: Re: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: alexnew2 on February 17, 2014, 04:20:16 PM
At 3:10 you can hear the pilot mention what seems to be an "engine flame-out".
Title: Re: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: lololepro on February 17, 2014, 04:49:34 PM
Congratulations to GVA ATC for the positive outcome of this potentially deadly situation, a job well done, Sir!
Title: Re: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: Rick108 on February 17, 2014, 06:02:54 PM
Yeah, the controller deserves an award for this one!  The co-pilot was still holding with just less than 20 minutes of fuel remaining and refusing to start the approach until he was granted asylum.  The controller, probably sensing that asylum was not going to be forthcoming any time soon, wisely coaxed him onto the ILS before he ran out of fuel.
Title: Re: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: Clearedfortakeoff on February 23, 2014, 11:12:12 AM
Kudos to the tower controller for handling the first officer so well! He deserves a reward for saving everyone on board!
Title: Re: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: phil-s on March 02, 2014, 01:07:33 AM
Yes, very well done. And 1st officer did magnificent job of flying the plane and handling radio coms. Any info on how this turned out?
Title: Re: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: Marty Becker on March 02, 2014, 10:06:52 AM
Yes, very well done. And 1st officer did magnificent job of flying the plane and handling radio coms. Any info on how this turned out?

Here is an article from Swiss Info: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Ethiopian_hijacker_likely_to_face_prison.html?cid=37983408

There is also an article link at the bottom of that article about the work hours of the Swiss Air Force, since they were off-duty at the time of the hijacking.
Title: Re: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: nathan2k1 on April 13, 2014, 05:59:01 PM
Well done to all involved, particularly the ATC and the other pilot for keeping it so calm.


Title: Re: KK001 - Ethiopian 702 : Co-pilot hijacks plane and seeks asylum in Switzerland
Post by: Twocky61 on April 21, 2014, 03:24:48 PM
One of the best audio's I have heard on here with ATC controller handling situation extremely well  :-)