Airbus Had to Redesign a Cockpit Control Panel Because Pilots Keep Spilling Their Coffee
  • 4 years ago
Spilling coffee at work isn't usually a huge problem...unless your workspace is in the cockpit of an Airbus A350. .That's why Airbus recently redesigned a whole control panel for its A350 aircraft.The previous configuration made it dangerously easy for pilots to knock their coffee cups over.In the past eight months, two A350-900s experienced engine shutdowns due to spilled drinks.Pilots were using the previous control panel as "a makeshift coffee table" during flights.Pending approval, the new spill-proof panels will be installed within the next eight months.Maybe handing out a few travel mugs—with lids—would help too