A fire broke out at Gatwick Airport, south of London, in June 2024, when a British Airways pilot confused his left and right hands, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed in their investigation report published on Thursday.
The co-pilot on the flight “unintentionally” pulled his left hand back on the thrust lever, reducing the power output, when he should have taken his hand away during take-off, the investigation found.
The co-pilot was intending to pull his right hand…