The British Airways (BA) first officer who was the pilot flying the Boeing 777-200 when its engines failed to respond to power demands on final approach to London Heathrow airport says he immediately judged there was a serious risk of disaster. Senior first officer John Coward is quoted in an interview with the UK Sunday Mirror newspaper as saying: “Suddenly there was nothing from any of the engines and the aeroplane had started to glide.”

Coward’s words confirm the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch’s (AAIB) assessment of the flight data recorder (FDR) download which showed that, at 600ft on final approach to London Heathrow’s runway 27L, and 3km (2nm) to touchdown the engines failed first to respond to demands for a power increase

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