Le Monde had an article yesterday saying that the same thing had happened to another AF Rio-Paris flight on 29th November, but that since the pitot didn't freeze, the pilots were able to recover. That's about all it says. I was hoping to find more info on this thread - anyone know about this?
Link is here:
Un vol Rio-Paris rencontre les mêmes difficultés que l'avion qui s'est écrasé en juin - LeMonde.fr
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