Newspaper article in the french press today:
"AF 447 : The pilots demand safety measures"
"A letter addressed to the boss of Air France by four pilot unions demands an improvement in the safety of the company."
I haven't the time to translate it all, but their key damands are:
- Re-organisation to create a new job of "Head of Flight Safety" reporting directly to the boss of AF;
- Pitot tube maintenance regime to be increased to every 6 months rather than every 18 months as is currently the case;
- Specific simulator sessions for pilots covering actions to take in the event of IAS failure.
Pretty clear what they think happened.....
Le Figaro - France : AF 447*: les pilotes exigent des mesures pour la sécurité