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Air France, Providing an Example

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    4 people list their lives in the crash.

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    Blue Air Plane Returns to Romania after Bird Strike

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    Air France 447 Revisited by Air France 471

    Satellite Image Jul 22nd 00:00Z : NASA
    Satellite Image Jul 22nd 00:00Z : NASA

    What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Caracas Venezuela to Paris
    Where: NW of Point A Pitre Guadeloupe
    When: Jul 22nd 2011
    Why: In an experience that is being compared to Air France Flight 447, in night/instrument conditions, the AF Airbus flew through turbulence (reported by pilots, not on METAR) at 35,000 feet, accelerated (to 0.66 mach), and autopilot quit. Pitch attitude increased to 11 degrees and decelerated. Turbulence reduced, and pilots were able to level off and return the flight to normal parameters.

    Hopefully the events of this flight will inform us of what is going on in the Airbus at high altitude

    In George’s Point of View


    Perhaps this flight recapitulates the events of Air France 447. It certainly seems to. Because of what history shows us, I wonder if there was a repeat of faulty input from the pitot tubes. The pilots, in this case managed to regain control of the plane. (I doubt if there is an airbus pilot now who hasn’t studied the events of AF447 and worked out some kind emergency response.)

    Pilots blame the equipment. The BEA blames the pilots. Air France blames the instruments.

    When the dust settles and the finger-pointing stops, we want those involved to stop blaming, and start taking responsibility.

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    Boston-Paris: Airbus Engine Fire


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    What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Boston,MA to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
    Where: Boston’s Logan Airport
    When: Jul 22nd 2009 (returned at 2 am)
    Who: 125 people
    Why: During or immediately after takeoff, the number 4 engine caught afire. The crew shut down the engine, put out the fire, and dumped fuel before safely landing at the airport, where emergency crews remained on standby for “hot brakes.”

    George’s Point of View

    Emergency procedures move like clockwork. 125 lives saved.

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    Air France hydraulics failure at Sao Paulo


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    What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Paris France to Sao Paulo
    Where: Sao Paulo
    When: Dec 9th 2009
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    Why: While on approach to Sao Paulo, the plane experienced a hydraulics failure. The crew requested the longest available runway and made a safe landing.

    Passengers debarked normally.

    George’s Point of View

    Maintenance is so important.

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    Vulcan Bomber Makes Emergency Landing in Scotland

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