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Air France Flight 447
Air France 447 went down over the Atlantic in 2009. The fly-by-wire A330 incorporates technology that prevents the airplane from entering a stall, but during a complete loss of airspeed information, however, the system reverted to manual control. The final report said said the pilots were “completely surprised” by technical problems experienced at high... »
Turkish Harpist Fatma Ceren Necipoglu Returns Home
Another victim is laid to rest in the ongoing saga of Air France Flight 447. This victim is neither Brazilian nor French. Among those whose remains were recently recovered and identified, Harpist Fatma Ceren Necipoglu was returned to Turkey on November 22, 2011, nearly two and a half years after the June 2009 crash... »
Updating the Brazilian Statistics on the body count/recovery
Of the 58 Brazilians aboard the notorious Rio-Paris Air France Flight 447, 18 have been found and identified. Of the 153 victims, 74 reside on the ocean floor. Some of those may be the 40 lost Brazilians. During the recovery process, some families chose not to disturb the remains. Some of the bodies were... »
Flight Data Recorders Beyond 447
Honeywell could be resting on its laurels, since the Honeywell Flight Data Recorders aboard Air France Flight 447 certainly performed, resisting two years worth of extreme water pressure and temperature. Skeptics did not expect the data to be recoverable. The fact is that the flight data recorders working for two years at 12,800 feet... »
The Callous Abandonment of Air France Flight 447
It’s difficult for me to comprehend why we cancelled earlier searches. I’m certain we do not have any new technology now that we didn’t already have 2 years ago. The subs used have been gradually fine-tuned, but not significantly in the past two years. It is common knowledge now that the Woods Hole Oceanographic... »
Raising the Bar on Pilot Training
Whether one looks at what happened in US cockpits on the Colgan Air flight (49 aboard killed, 1 on the ground, 4 injuries on the ground), or at Air France Flight 447 (228 killed), or if one looks at foreign crashes such as in Mangalore (166 aboard, 8 survivors), it appears that pilots need... »
Anniversary of Air France 447-Personal Consequences of Death on the Flying Brick
Elie Wiesal said “Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.” It is not time to despair. It is time to remember. We are remembering Air France 447, and the families whose lives have forever changed. Families left behind have to deal with carrying on. Experts say... »
Notes on Air France Flight 447: Thoughts on the CVR Facts
So there you have it: the short version of the investigation’s reading of the Cockpit Voice recorder. If you missed it, we have posted it here in this blog in it’s entirety: http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=17147 If you don’t like the visual rendition, you can click at the bottom for the .pdf. The problems seem to begin... »
Friday: Factual Data on Air France 447
Media excesses, and rumor mongering (my words) have moved the BEA to publish an informational note for the families of the victims, and the general public. The following “chain of events” comes from the initial reading of the Flight Data Analysis of the Cockpit Voice Recorder. There are new facts in the timeline, but... »
Air France, Providing an Example
Air France For the last ten years, the victims families of the Air France 4590 Concorde crash have been provided memorials arranged by Air France. Air France continues that tradition by providing two anniversary memorial services for Air France Flight 447 victims, one in Rio de Janeiro for 100 participants, and one in Paris... »
