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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Funk

NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit

NTSB Smoke in the Cockpit - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilots who safely landed that plane back in New Orleans told investigators that the situation they encountered was far more challenging than anything they had ever experienced in training.

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