Yep there are language issues, possible CRM issues, Toronto, etc, that need looking at, however thats not the only thing firing up AF Flight Crew at the moment. Reading the French Press it seems there is a very real danger that because there is no concrete evidence the Flight Crew are going to carry the can for AF447 - A point "Me Myself" made above. All very convenient for AF, Airbus and probably the French Government, so is it any wonder the AF pilot unions are unhappy about it.
And if you think it "couldn't happen here in the Anglo-Saxon world" then read up on the RAF's loss of a Chinook in Scotland many years ago and the subsequent findings of the Board of Enquiry and you'll get the picture. All professional pilots, and their associations, should be watching the handling of the AF 447 enquiry very carefully.
Last edited by wiggy; 25th Oct 2009 at 08:36.