Australian Broadcasting Company reports: <quote> China defended the captain of the Air China aircraft that crashed in South Korea last week, saying he was an experienced, well-trained pilot with more than six-thousand hours flight time in the Boeing 767. Beijing's defence of the pilot follows media speculation that the crash on Monday could have been caused by pilot error. Air China flight CA 129 crashed into a fog-shrouded hillside near the southern city of Pusan, killing 122 people. Thirty-eight of the 166 people on board the plane survived and another six are still missing. It is still unclear why the Boeing 767-200-ER crashed as it was approaching Kimhae airport, but South Korean and Chinese media have been circulating various theories, some pointing to pilot error. The official Xinhua news agency has issued a detailed background report on pilot Wu Xinlu, who survived the crash, saying he was respected and admired by his colleagues and looked sharp in uniform. <end quote> Don't fly if the captain's uniform isn't well-pressed! Gerry K8EF http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley/ http://www.geocities.com/gerryf.geo/eclipseindex.html http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html