Funding of extended search efforts
There have been various reports yesterday and today. The Transport minister requested BEA to keep looking 'with the support of' Air France and Airbus. A BEA official has confirmed having received the minister's request but added that the request was not accompanied by an offer of additional funding. Lefigaro.fr reports that Air France has said that it would be prepared to support an extension of the search:
Originally Posted by lefigaro.fr;23/04/2010
Air France, qui avait participé au financement de la campagne de recherches aux côtés d'Airbus, a déjà annoncé être
prête à aller plus loin. "Si une nouvelle campagne de recherches est lancée, Air France ne manquera pas d'y apporter son soutien", a indiqué à l'AFP une porte-parole de la compagnie. Airbus ne souhaite en revanche pas faire de commentaires dans l'immédiat, a dit une porte-parole de l'avionneur.
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Last edited by HazelNuts39; 25th April 2010 at 09:19.
Reason: correction AF and quote