Asiana Airlines: Pilot was getting on-the-job training

The pilot at the controls of an Asiana plane that crashed was getting on-the-job training, the carrier's CEO revealed Monday.
Yoon Young-Doo told reporters Lee Gang-guk "was undergoing an OJT (on-the-job training) flight in order to gain experience in order to fly a new type of airplane. For this OJT flight, an experienced pilot with more than 10,000 hours of flight experience, was onboard as an instructing pilot, and took all responsibility regarding flight."
Yoon denied that the airline is placing more weight on Lee's inexperience as it investigates, saying, "We're currently awaiting results from America's NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)."
"OJT flights are a widely accepted training practice in the international aviation industry," Yoon continued. " ... The speculation (that Lee's inexperience was a factor) is something that cannot be permitted and is different from fact."
Aviation and airline officials said Sunday that Lee was guiding a Boeing 777 into the San Francisco airport for the first time, and tried but failed to abort the landing after coming in too slowly to set down safely.
08/07/13 AP/CBS News