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(ChattahBox) — The Federal Aviation Administration said today that it has revoked the licenses of Northwest Airlines’ Captain Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard Cole who overshot their destination by 150 miles, while being distracted working on laptop computers discussing new work schedules. Laptop use in the cockpit is forbidden by Delta Air Lines Inc. company policy. The pilots reportedly were out of contact with air traffic controllers for an extended period of time and lost track of th

Wayward pilots say they were busy using laptops WASHINGTON – Not sleeping, the pilots say. They were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptop computers as their plane flew past its Minneapolis landing by 150 miles — a cockpit violation of airline policy that could cost them their licenses. They were so focused on the scheduling — quite a complicated matter for the pilots after Delta Air Lines acquired Northwest Airlines a year ago — that they were out of commu