In the wake of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) apology on July 12, Oakland television station KTVU has issued a second apology for its on-air reading of bogus and stereotypically racist names attributed to the pilots of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 that crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6. The fake Asiana pilots names, the NTSB stated in their apology, were indeed confirmed by the agency -- via an intern "outside the scope of his authority."
The statement read: The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6.
"Earlier today, in response to an inquiry from a media outlet, a summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew on the aircraft."
Heavy equipment sits next to the wreckage of Asiana Airlines flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport on July 11, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Days after, the NTSB continues its investigation into why the Asiana Boeing 777 crashed.
Heavy equipment sits next to the wreckage of Asiana Airlines flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport on July 11, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Days after, the NTSB continues its investigation into why the Asiana Boeing 777 crashed.
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KTVU read the names aloud during a noon broadcast on July 12, the anchor calmly reading the derogatory misrepresentations without seeming knowledge of their racist nature.
Those names? Pilots “Ho Lee Fuk,” “Wi Tu Lo,” "Bang Ding Ow" and “Captain Sum Ting Wong.”
The station almost immediately realized its error and quickly issued an on-air apology during the same broadcast. It was noted that the NTSB had confirmed the names of the flight crew.
However, providing information about plane crashes or names of those involved in aircraft accidents is not standard procedure at NTSB.
13/07/13 Norman Byrd/Examiner.com
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The statement read: The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6.
"Earlier today, in response to an inquiry from a media outlet, a summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew on the aircraft."
Heavy equipment sits next to the wreckage of Asiana Airlines flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport on July 11, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Days after, the NTSB continues its investigation into why the Asiana Boeing 777 crashed.
Heavy equipment sits next to the wreckage of Asiana Airlines flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport on July 11, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Days after, the NTSB continues its investigation into why the Asiana Boeing 777 crashed.
Photo credit: Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
KTVU read the names aloud during a noon broadcast on July 12, the anchor calmly reading the derogatory misrepresentations without seeming knowledge of their racist nature.
Those names? Pilots “Ho Lee Fuk,” “Wi Tu Lo,” "Bang Ding Ow" and “Captain Sum Ting Wong.”
The station almost immediately realized its error and quickly issued an on-air apology during the same broadcast. It was noted that the NTSB had confirmed the names of the flight crew.
However, providing information about plane crashes or names of those involved in aircraft accidents is not standard procedure at NTSB.
13/07/13 Norman Byrd/Examiner.com
