British Airways Flight 5390 - Wikipedia The captain was 42-year-old Timothy Lancaster, who had logged 11,050 flight hours, including 1,075 hours on the BAC One-Eleven; the co-pilot was 39-year-old Alastair Aitchison, with 7,500 flight hours, with 1,100 of them on the BAC One-Eleven The aircraft also carried 4 cabin crew and 81 passengers [4]
Tributes to the reluctant hero of Flight 5390 - PressReader Last week, Mr Atchison made his last flight as a professional pilot, going from Alicante to Manchester with budget airline Jet2 com The skilled yet calm hero, now 60, is too modest to speak about his crucial role in the events of June 10, 1990
British Airways Flight 5390: The Captain Dangling at 17,000 Feet . . . Knowing that the aircraft is perfectly maintained, that the pilot beside you has thousands of hours of experience, that every system has been checked and double-checked — that’s what frees you to enjoy the sensation of pulling 5G in a MiG-29 without a second thought Nigel Ogden held on Alastair Atchison flew the plane
British Airways Flight 5390: What Really Happened to the Pilot Hanging . . . The bolts failed Co-Pilot Alastair Atchison: The Unsung Hero While the crew was playing a high-stakes tug-of-war with the captain's body, Co-pilot Alastair Atchison was alone at the controls He had to fly the plane while decompression sucked the air out of his lungs and debris swirled around the cockpit He didn't panic
The Day a Pilot Was Ripped from the Cockpit—and Lived to Tell the Tale Co-pilot Alastair Atchison immediately took control of the aircraft The crew sprang into action, putting on oxygen masks, alerting air traffic control, and initiating a rapid emergency descent to restore cabin pressure
DON’T GIVE UP - The Warriors Journey® The copilot, Alastair Atchison could do nothing to save the captain, since he was desperately trying to gain control of the aircraft and radio for help Nearest to the flight deck was senior attendant, Nigel Ogden He grabbed the captain’s feet, freed them from the controls and held on for dear life
The Incredible Survival of the Pilot Who Was Sucked Out of the Plane Atchison took over the controls and declared an emergency to air traffic control He asked for an immediate landing at the nearest airport, which was Southampton He also instructed the cabin crew to restrain Lancaster and keep him inside the plane as much as possible
“Hold On Tight”: The Miracle True Story of British Airways Flight 5390 At Southampton General Hospital, Captain Lancaster is visited by his entire crew—First Officer Alastair Atchison and flight attendants John Heward, Nigel Ogden, Susan Gibbins, and Simon Rogers—reunited after the flight that tested them all
Terror to triumph: The incredible story of BA Flight 5390 With the captain incapacitated and the autopilot disengaged, the responsibility of saving the entire plane fell to First Officer Alastair Atchison In a display of extraordinary calm under