Flight 447: Press release N° 7

Paris, 02 June 2009 – 05:38 local time
Press release N° 7
Versão brasileira abaixo

Flight deck crew

Flight Captain:
· French
· 58 years old
· Entered Air France in 1988
· Qualified on Airbus A330/A340 in February 2007
· 11,000 flight hours, including 1,700 on Airbus A330/A340
2 co-pilots:
· French
· 37 and 32 years old
· Entered Air France in 1999 and 2004
· Qualified on Airbus A330/A340 in April 2002 and June 2008
· 6,600 flight hours, including 2,600 on Airbus A330/A340
· 3,000 flight hours, including 800 on Airbus A330/A340
Cabin crew

Chief purser:
· French
· 49 years old
· Entered Air France in 1985
2 pursers:
· French
· 54 and 46 years old
· Entered Air France in 1981 and 1989
6 stewards and stewardesses:
· 5 French and 1 Brazilian
· Between 24 and 44 years old
· Entered Air France in 1996 and 2007
Phone numbers reserved for families and friends
0800 800 812 in France,
0800 881 20 20 in Brazil,
and + 33 1 57 02 10 55 for calls from all other countries.

NB: We ask journalists not to call this number, which is reserved for relatives and close friends.

Português
Tripulação técnica

Comandante :
Nacionalidade francesa
58 anos
Entrou na companhia em 1988
Qualificação Airbus A330/A340 em fevereiro 2007
11 000 horas de voo das quais 1 700 em Airbus A330/A340
2 oficiais pilotos (co-pilotos) :
Nacionalidade francesa
37 anos e 32 anos
Entraram na companhia em 1999 e em 2004
Qualificação em Airbus A330/A340 em abril 2002 e em junho 2008
6 600 horas de voo das quais 2 600 em Airbus A330/A340
3 000 heures de voo das quais 800 em Airbus A330/A340
Tripulação comercial (comissários de bordo)

Chefe de cabine principal :
Nacionalidade francesa
49 anos
Entrou na companhia em 1985
2 chefes de cabine :
Nacionalidade francesa
54 e 46 anos
Entraram na companhia em 1981 e em 1989
6 comissárias e comissários
5 de nacionalidade francesa e 1 de nacionalidade brasileira
Entre 24 e 44 anos
Entraram na companhia entre 1996 e 2007
Números toll free disponíveis para atendimento às famílias:

Para todo o Brasil: 0800 881 2020;
Para a França: 0800 800 812;
Para outros países: + 33 1 57 02 10 55
NB : Solicitamos aos jornalistas que NÃO liguem para estes números, reservados às famílias.

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