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Old 11th Aug 2005, 15:15
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Konkordski
 
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- I appreciate your point, and agree that, if you're talking about the A340 coverage, there was a huge imbalance.

But that's for a number of reasons:

- the Toronto incident involved a bigger aircraft, more passengers, and plenty of live pictures, so reader interest was greater.

- the investigators in Canada were sharp off the mark in providing regular updates, aided by the fact that the CVR/FDR recovery was swift. Canada's safety board has also taken the trouble to organise press briefings - have you seen a single Italian one yet?

- the A340 accident involved Air France, a much more high-profile carrier than Tuninter. Incidents with bigger companies are more likely to affect your audience.

- there's very little to report from the ATR incident. It's a slow-moving investigation because half the aeroplane is still underwater (along with the recorders).
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