Captain of crashed San Francisco plane was 'in training,' had 43 hours piloting 777s - U.S. News

Monday, July 8, 2013 - 12:31 in Psychology & Sociology

The pilot of the plane that crash-landed on the runway in San Francisco was still training on the Boeing 777 and had never landed one at that airport, the airline said Monday. Asiana Airlines said that the pilot, Lee Kang-kuk, had logged 43 hours flying the 777 over nine fligh …

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