Friday, May 27, 2011

Francia/Brasil.- Air France highlights the "professionalism" of the pilots of Rio-Paris flight

PARIS, 27 May. Air France said the "professionalism" of the pilots of the Rio-Paris flight, which crashed into the Atlantic on June 1, 2009 and killed its 228 occupants, after learning the contents of the black boxes revealed by the note Bureau of Investigation and Aviation Safety Analysis (BEA). "The crew and the skills of the three pilots demonstrate their professionalism and commitment to the end in the conduct of the flight of Air France and that honors them," the airline said in a statement.

Air France noted as the commander interrupted his break to get to the cabin at the time of the accident to give instructions to the co-pilots. For the airline transcript of cockpit conversations and flight parameters replace the assumptions made during the past two years, four days of enforcing the third anniversary of the tragedy.

Air France believes that the failure rate sensors was "essential" and what caused the autopilot to disconnect, failure alarm and the plane fell to the nose up. However, he recalled that the extracted data must now be analyzed, which is a complex task that requires "serenity and rigor" before the BEA is able to conclude how the accident unfolded and what caused it causes.

WAITING FOR A THIRD REPORT. Therefore, called for "prudence" and "patience" waiting for the publication of the interim report to be issued by BEA with recommendations before the summer "probably extra" with the goal of global security of air transport out "enhanced." The previous interim reports by the BEA suggesting that the aircraft crossed a storm front minutes before the accident and reading the speedometer was not adequate, and recommended the replacement of speed sensors known as' pitot 'Thales brand, being unsure of their reliability at high altitude.

In addition, the warning system did not work. Both Airbus and Air France are charged in the judicial investigation for "manslaughter." Both companies have collaborated and co-financed the rescue operation, organized by France, which brought up the black boxes of equipment, totaling $ 12.5 million (8.7 million euros).

In the crash of Flight AF447, an Air France A330, killed 228 of 32 different nationalities, including 61 French and 58 Brazilians.

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