When an airliner lines up on the runway, many passengers assume the pilots will apply maximum power. The engines produce a loud noise, acceleration is noticeable, and the aircraft lifts into the air ...
Investigators have determined that a Jet2 Boeing 737-800’s unexpected forward movement during an engine run-up startled the first officer, who then omitted to set full take-off thrust. The run-up to ...
UK investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 737-800 crew manually selected insufficient thrust after the autothrottle disengaged during take-off from Bristol, resulting in the jet’s belatedly ...