Air China pilots’ wings clipped after smoking incident

Two Air China Boeing 737-800 pilots have been suspended and had their contracts terminated after the co-pilot allegedly smoked during a flight, leading to an incident in which their aircraft rapidly descended. According to Air China’s official Weibo, a Chinese Twitter account, the airline has also...

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