PARIS: Air France has said all its flights using long-haul Airbus jets will be equipped immediately with new speed sensors after last week’s disaster over the Atlantic, a pilots’ union said on Tuesday.
The pitot tubes that gauge speed have become the focus of an investigation into the crash after messages showed they provided “inconsistent” data to the pilots and might have played a role in the June 1crash.
The Air France A330 that crashed into the Atlantic last week, killing 228 on board, had sent 24 automated messages in its final minutes on June 1, detailing a rapid series of system failures.
The small Alter union, which claims to represent 15 Air France pilots, said in a statement that it had found that the first of these messages pointed to a problem with the pitot tubes.
The pitot tubes that gauge speed have become the focus of an investigation into the crash after messages showed they provided “inconsistent” data to the pilots and might have played a role in the June 1crash.
The Air France A330 that crashed into the Atlantic last week, killing 228 on board, had sent 24 automated messages in its final minutes on June 1, detailing a rapid series of system failures.
The small Alter union, which claims to represent 15 Air France pilots, said in a statement that it had found that the first of these messages pointed to a problem with the pitot tubes.
Soruce:TOI
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