Southwest fires the pilot who landed on the nose gear at La Guardia Airport on July 22

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Southwest Airlines (Dallas) has fired the captain who crash landed the Boeing 737-700 with the nose gear first at New York’s La Guardia Airport on July 22. According to the NTSB, the captain took control of the aircraft at 400 feet before the mishap. The first officer will receive additional training according to the report by Reuters.

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