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alp227

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Tue Jul 16, 2013, 01:19 AM Jul 2013

Asiana pilot names: NTSB intern 'no longer with agency,' report says [View all]

Source: LA Times

The National Transportation Safety Board intern who apparently confirmed the fake, racially insensitive names of the pilots flying the ill-fated Asiana Airlines Flight 214 is "no longer with the agency," CNN reported Monday.

CNN cited "a government official with knowledge of the situation" in its report.

In an email to the Los Angeles Times, NTSB spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said the agency does not "discuss or disclose information relating to personnel matters" but "has taken appropriate action to deal with the situation."

"In addition," Nantel wrote, "we are reviewing our policies and procedures to determine where we might be able to strengthen them so that this kind of situation doesn't happen again."

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