INDIA, March 21 -- US Air Force chief of staff Gen David Goldfein has ordered a review of training procedures for military pilots of large cargo and transport planes, including the Air Force One governmental aircraft, the CNN broadcaster reported.
The decision was made in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft crash that ended with all the 157 people on board being killed on March 10.
Goldfein told CNN on Wednesday that the precautionary review was aimed at making sure that the pilots were able to act rationally in emergency situations and knew how to handle automated pilot systems in case of problems.
Air Force officials reportedly voiced the belief that none of their aircraft had faced problems similar to those of the 737 MAX. One...