HELIOS AIRWAYS, the Cypriot airline who suffered a major loss north of Athens on 14 August, was involved with two scares last week, each of which turned out to be of a minor nature. On both occasions outbound flights from Larnaca were aborted, one to London and the other Glasgow. In each case the Boeing 737-800 involved, underwent a thorough examination and air test. The fact that the pilots turned back is an indication of the sensitive situation at Helios, which will probably not be resolved until the Greek authorities complete their investigation. What is clear now is that the aircraft crashed after running out of fuel, its two pilots unconscious and the plane on autopilot for more than two hours.
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