What are the fake Asiana Airlines pilot names?

Many KTVU viewers were deeply offended by the prank names. The fake Asiana Airlines pilot names that outraged, amused and baffled Bay Area TV viewers — and countless more online — were emailed to an ace reporter, sources say.

Who are the four pilots on Asiana flight 214?

Bay area television station KTVU on Friday falsely reported the names of the four pilots aboard Asiana Flight 214 as racially offensive epithets. During KTVU’s noon newscast, the news anchor read the four names off the teleprompter, citing confirmation from a National Transportation Safety Board official in Washington, D.C.

What was the name of the Asiana plane?

Bay area television station KTVU on Friday falsely reported the names of the four pilots aboard Asiana Flight 214 as racially offensive epithets. Bay area television station KTVU on Friday falsely reported the names of the four pilots aboard Asiana Flight 214 as racially offensive epithets.

What did KTVU say about the Asiana pilots?

The news anchor read the names off the teleprompter and didn’t bat an eye, adding that the information had been confirmed by the National Transportation Safety Board. The channel quickly apologized in a statement, saying later in the broadcast, “Earlier in the newscast we gave some names of pilots involved in the Asiana Airlines crash.

What are the names of the fake pilots on KTVU?

Earlier this month, KTVU said the names of the pilots as “Sum Ting Wong,” “Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho Lee Fuk” and “Bang Ding Ow.” When asked about the firing by the Wrap, DeWolk emailed, “My hard-earned reputation is intack.

Who are the pilots of the Asiana plane crash?

Asiana Airlines has identified two of the four flying crew on board as the pilot and copilot Lee Kang-kook and Lee Jung-min. Coverage of the tragic plane crash at San Francisco International Airport, which killed three people and injured dozens of others last Saturday has proven tricky for some news outlets.

What was the name of the plane that crashed?

A producer at the humiliated San Francisco TV station which published a series of fake and racially offensive names supposedly of the pilots on-board the crashed Asiana 214 flight, captured the moment he realized their mistake tweeting simply ‘oh ***t’