LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 drop in pressure was indicated by the EICAS and recorded by the flight data recorder. Later investigation indicated a popped circuit breaker just to the right of the F/O at floor level would have enabled the electric motor for releasing the undercarriage. The breaker was reset after landing and the undercarriage extended normally. Both the captain and the first officer held Airline Transport Pilot Licenses, accumulating over 25,000 hours of flying time between them, with over 15,000 of that being on 767 aircraft. LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 was a passenger flight which made an
Government contract flight most routine military charter flights. The government receives an extremely economical source of emergency capacity as well as reasonable costs for peacetime military transportation. Most American government contract flights are sponsored by the military. While many of them are used to move cargo, some are operated as scheduled airline services. These flights are virtually identical to standard airline flights, complete with flight attendants, meal service, and in-flight movies. A contract flight returning from an overseas area is often referred to as a freedom bird, since it usually carries military members who are returning to the United States after what is