Originally Posted by
CONF iture
But I think svarin is really on something ...
Be honest CONF, is it that you *think* he's on to something, or is it that you *want* him to be on to something, given a track record of wanting a smoking gun to stick it to Airbus for over two decades?
Of course I don't expect the BEA to 'study' in that direction.
Why not? Accident and incident investigations have discovered problems with Airbus software which Airbus have gone on to fix several times in the past.
Originally Posted by airtren
IMO, a PF/PNF failure alone cannot stand, as it has immediately great, and grave implications on Air France, as well as the industry. The Captain and two pilots were employed, were trained, were accredited, and they were tasked to fly the plane by Air France according to its standards, Airbus, and the industry's international standards.
The Dutch investigators thought very much the same way after the Tenerife disaster in 1977. It was a painful thing to accept, but by and large it is accepted today. That said, AF447 can never be put down to human factors alone because of the known pre-existing issue with the Thales AA pitot tubes fitted to that particular airframe.