Airlink can confirm that the wreckage of the aircraft has been
released to Airlink's on-site technical team, who are working closely with
the South African Civil Aviation authority in its investigation of the
accident. The digital flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have
been retrieved and will be analyzed. The original equipment manufacturer
BAE SYSTEMS PLC has dispatched a team of technical experts to assist with the investigation should they be required by the SACAA.
It's that last little bit about should they be required that might cause the sceptical a little unease. Is there any possibility that BAE would not be required to assist?
The even more sceptical might question why the wreckage had been released to Airlink engineers ( presumably) before the manufacturers crash team had arrived.
Last edited by Der absolute Hammer; 25th Sep 2009 at 16:06.