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Northwest Pilot: We Weren't Sleeping

But he won't offer more details on why they overshot airport

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 24, 2009 9:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – One of the pilots of the infamous Northwest flight that missed the airport says neither he nor his co-pilot were napping. "I can assure you none of us was asleep," says Richard Cole, who gave separate interviews to ABC and the AP. "...   Read full story »

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