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What’s new: A report that GPS-enabled terrain warning saved the lives of 190 airline passengers on the 2nd of February.

Why it’s important: This incident shows how important these safety systems are, and the criticality of them working properly.

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EasyJet flight was ‘seconds from disaster when plane almost hit mountain’ with 190 passengers on board

An easyJet pilot has been suspended after he flew a plane packed with 190 people so dangerously close to a mountain that he nearly crashed into it.

Captain Paul Elsworth was temporarily banned from flying after his plane flew too close over a mountain range as it travelled to Egypt on February 2, triggering a Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) alarm in the cockpit.

The plane, travelling from Manchester to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, was very close to crashing as it descended for landing and could have potentially killed the 190 passengers and crew on-board, reported The Sun.

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