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Investigators are looking into whether a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the back of a pilot's seat, causing a Boeing 787 to nosedive during a LATAM Airlines flight. Boeing has issued a recommendation for airlines to inspect cockpit seat switches to prevent unintended movement that could interfere with flight controls.
RAF Red Arrows Ejection Seat Fatality Investigation
A Royal Air Force pilot is killed in a ground incident at RAF Scampton when his ejection seat unexpectedly deployed while the aircraft was on the apron. This follows a previous Red Arrows fatality involving Flight Lieutenant John Egging. Adam Curry expresses skepticism that such a highly engineered safety system could malfunction spontaneously without external factors.
