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What about these goofing off, distracted pilots? Should they have their licenses revoked?
BBC NEWS | Americas | Lost US pilots' licences revoked
BBC NEWS | Americas | Lost US pilots' licences revoked
Two US pilots who overshot their destination after losing track of time while using their personal laptops have had their licenses revoked.
Contact with the plane was lost for over an hour after the pilots flew 150 miles (240km) past their scheduled destination at Minneapolis last week.
First Officer Richard Cole and Captain Timothy Cheney said they were engrossed in discussing a new company policy.
Government regulators say they broke a number of federal aviation regulations.
The two pilots have 10 days to appeal the revocation of their licenses by the Federal Aviation Administration.