peakbagger wrote: ↑Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:22 pm Sorry, maybe I am being cynical but is it not expected of any pilot worth their salt to be able to land without radio altimeters and ILS’s? Maybe I’m old fashioned but I thought that losing all those would be just a pain in the ass day at work with a bunch of snags at the end.

Without the availability of his Instrument Landing Systems, the crew decided to attempt a "non-precision" approach by using the few functional navigation aids on board. This meant using the jet's Vertical and Lateral Navigation systems to simulate an Instrument Landing Approach into Newark. This was an out-of-the-box approach, something Air India does not train its pilots in. Boeing, the manufacturer of the jet, does not mention use of this technique either in its operational guidelines for the 777 aircraft.

complexintentions wrote: ↑Thu Nov 29, 2018 1:36 pm Ia'm guessing a great deal has been lost in translation as I can assure you that LNAV/VNAV approaches on the B777 are both regularly performed and are quite certainly taught um, everywhere.

Kind of a weird story. I have a feeling this may turn out to be along the same lines as the carrier that didn't realize they hadn't raised the landing gear after takeoff.