Incident involving two Air New Zealand pilots reported to Civil Aviation Authority
The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating an incident involving two Air New Zealand pilots that occurred while they were off-duty in the United States. The altercation led to flight cancellations between San Francisco and Auckland, though the airline confirmed no incident occurred onboard the aircraft.
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An incident involving two Air New Zealand pilots in the United States has been reported to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The CAA would not comment further, saying the airline was responsible for employment matters relating to its staff, ''and CAA cannot comment on those matters".
The aviation watchdog says it considers all information brought to its attention, "and determine whether any regulatory action is required".
The statement by CAA stems from a public post in which allegations are made about an altercation between two pilots earlier this month.
Air New Zealand chief safety and Risk Officer McGraw said in a statement "we are aware of a matter between two crew members off duty in the United States which is currently being investigated. There was no incident onboard the aircraft".
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