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NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit
Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike in 2023

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According to ABC News’s source item, NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit, Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike in 2023
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