Czech air force suspends training with Gripen jets

The commander of the Czech air force Ladislav Minarik says that he has suspended training on 14 Jas-39 Gripen fighter jets, which the Czech Republic has leased from Sweden. The decision was taken after Sweden has grounded all its Gripen planes following an accident involving one of the aircraft last week. A Swedish air force pilot was catapulted from his plane last Thursday, when his ejector seat was activated for no apparent reason. No one was hurt in the incident. Mr Minarik told Czech daily Mlada fronta Dnes that pilots will train on flight simulators until the plane's manufacturers could explain the Swedish incident.

Author: Dita Asiedu