• tip the kings@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I wonder how old the pilots were. Last I knew they were having a hard time getting young pilots over there.

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      1 year ago

      JA722A was reportedly piloted by captain Genki Miyamoto, who was 39. He had been the captain of the same type of aircraft since February 2017 with a total of 4 years, 11 months of experience as a captain and 3,641 fight hours. [Source]