HONG KONG — Ten of 49 TransAsia Airways pilots failed emergency proficiency tests ordered by the Civil Aeronautics Administration of Taiwan after the deadly plane crash in Taipei last week, the aviation regulator said Wednesday.
The results were another black mark for Taiwan’s third-largest airline, which has had two deadly crashes in seven months. The aviation authority said it plans to increase the testing of pilots and aircraft at TransAsia in an effort to improve safety.
The pilots of the airline’s ATR turboprops who failed the test, which was conducted orally, will be suspended pending further training, according to the aviation authority.
Initial findings about the Feb. 4 crash indicated that one engine on the twin-engine ATR 72-600 lost power shortly after takeoff. The plane is capable of flying on a single engine, but the pilots may have then cut fuel to the other engine.
Forty-two passengers and crew members were killed in the crash, 15 survived, and one person remains missing.
TransAsia said Wednesday that it was offering compensation of about $472,000 to the family of each dead passen-ger.