Asiana Airlines pilots names released

I think to myself how could someone possibly be that stupid to think those are the real names. And then I remember we live in America

Remember, the fake names were supposed to be a secret...

U.S. Crash Investigators Apologize Over Pilots' Names Prank

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has apologized after an intern mistakenly confirmed to a local TV station a roster of fake names for the pilots of Asiana Flight 214 that crashed in San Francisco. The prank, which quickly went viral, had racially offensive undertones.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation on Monday said NTSB head Deborah Hersman telephoned the chairman of the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board, Cho Tae-hwan, to apologize for the gaffe.

Hersman's call came around 10 hours after Cho faxed a letter of protest to the NTSB on Saturday morning calling on the U.S. agency to provide the Korean government with regular detailed information about its findings. The protest letter came after the NTSB disclosed some cockpit voice recordings and pilots' testimony in daily press briefings, raising concerns over selective disclosure of facts and leading to the premature conclusion that the crash was the result of pilot's error.

Hersman apparently promised to share information in future.

On Friday, an anchor at Fox TV affiliate KTVU of Oakland, California gave the names of the hapless pilots as Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk and Bang Ding Ow, but they had been culled from a joke making the rounds on the Internet.

A KTVU employee apparently called the NTSB to check the names and the NTSB intern confirmed them.

Meanwhile, Asiana Airlines on Monday said it will sue KTVU for broadcasting the made-up names, which it claims damaged its reputation.

The Korean residents' association in New York City also issued a statement on Sunday calling on KTVU to take responsibility for the gaffe.

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html...00654.html

I am thinking that just maybe crashing a 777 with an inexperienced pilot and killing three and injuring scores might be more damaging to their reputation than broadcasting the wrong names. I could be wrong...

(07-18-2013 08:57 AM)QSECOFR Wrote:  I am thinking that just maybe crashing a 777 with an inexperienced pilot and killing three and injuring scores might be more damaging to their reputation than broadcasting the wrong names. I could be wrong...

Have you seen Colbert's take on it? I'm not a fan, but this was darn funny:

Billy, thanks for posting. Very funny!