US lost pilots licenses revoked

Two US pilots who overshot their destination after losing track of time, while using their personal laptops have had their licenses revoked.



Contact with the plane was reportedly lost for over an hour after the pilots flew 240 km or 150 m past their scheduled destination at Minneapolis in the United States last week.



First Officer, Richard Cole and Captain Timothy Cheney reportedly said they were engrossed in discussing a new company policy.



However, government regulators said they broke a number of federal aviation regulations.



The two pilots have 10 days to appeal the revocation of their licenses by the Federal Aviation Administration.