Dubai: The investigation into the Emirates jet crash landing at Dubai International on August 3 will take two to three years to complete, the director general of the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said on Sunday.
The crash was the first major accident in Emirates' more-than-30-year history. All 300 passengers and crew safely evacuated the jet but a firefighter died tackling flames after the Boeing 777-300, arriving from India, caught fire after skidding along the Dubai airport runway on its fuselage.
In a preliminary report released on September 6, the federal aviation authority said the pilot of flight EK521 tried to abort the landing after the plane's main wheels had already touched down.
The airline did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Al-Suwaidi also said he expected the Russian-led investigation into the March 19 flydubai crash in southern Russia to take "another two years."
All 62 passengers and crew on board were killed in the crash.
A statement released by the Moscow-based Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) on April 8 suggested that pilot error was to blame for the accident.
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