Both aircrew and engineers learnt how the aircraft is able to detect faults and try to resolve them, even before alerting the crew to the existence of the fault. The cockpit is similar to that of many other airbus aircraft, being loosely based on the A380.
The aircraft is controlled by fly-by-light, a development of fly-by-wire using fibre-optic cables, and has a heads up display for essential information, which increases the pilot’s situational awareness and allows for an increase in approach stability and landing accuracy.
- Borneo Bulletin Website dated 18 July 2017
