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A British Airways captain is reportedly on paid sick leave after stepping in during an incident in which a packed Airbus A320 went into a stall over central London. The reported trigger was a failure of an on-board system, prompting a near-stall situation requiring immediate crew intervention.
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A British Airways captain is reportedly on paid sick leave after stepping in during an incident in which a packed Airbus A320 went into a stall over central London. The reported trigger was a failure of an on-board system, prompting a near-stall situation requiring immediate crew intervention.
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