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But neither the world nor the aviation industry is perfect, and real politik will have to be taken into account
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It's unfortunate that BEA took also in accounts real politik and by doing so become a not credible or independent investigation office
Tutelle. La loi garantit son «indépendance», mais sans lui en donner les moyens, car c’est un service de la Direction générale de l’aviation civile (DGAC), elle-même sous tutelle du ministre des Transports. Or, le BEA est susceptible d’enquêter sur la DGAC, mais aussi sur Airbus et Air France, dont l’Etat est actionnaire. D’où les risques d’interventions et de conflits d’intérêts. Le crash du Concorde en 2000, à la suite d’un éclatement de pneus ayant perforé la voilure, est un cas d’école. Lors de l’instruction, un enquêteur du BEA, Michel Bourgeois, a rapporté avoir subi des pressions lors d’un incident similaire survenu sur l’avion en 1979 : «On nous a dit de rester tranquilles et de ne pas embêter Air France.» Le juge d’instruction a également constaté que les incidents de pneus «pouvaient provoquer des trous de dimensions importantes» dans les ailes, ce qui a «semble-t-il, gêné le constructeur». Effectivement : EADS (maison mère d’Airbus) a demandé en août 2000 au BEA d’ajouter dans son rapport que les trous étaient «de petite dimension». Ce que le BEA a accepté. Mais on ne l’a su que dix ans plus tard. Cet exemple et celui du Rio-Paris (lire ci-contre) mettent en cause les méthodes du BEA, souvent critiqué pour son «manque de transparence». Il envoie son rapport avant publication aux acteurs concernés, sans jamais dire s’il a pris en compte leurs observations dans sa rédaction finale. A la différence de la Cour des comptes, qui ne modifie pas ses rapports, mais publie en annexe la réponse des organismes qu’elle met en cause.
Guardianship. The law guarantees its "independence", but give him the means, because it is a service of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC), which in turn supervised by the Minister of Transport. However, the BEA is likely to investigate the DGAC, but also on Airbus and Air France, which the state is a shareholder. Where the risks of interventions and conflicts of interest. The Concorde crash in 2000, following a tire burst having punctured the wing, is a textbook case. At the trial, an investigator from the BEA, Michel Bourgeois, reported being pressured in a similar incident on the plane in 1979: "We were told to be quiet and not bother Air France. "The judge also found that incidents of tires" could cause large size holes "in the wings, which" apparently he embarrassed the manufacturer. " Actually: EADS (Airbus' parent company) has requested in August 2000 to add the BEA in its report that the holes were "small." What the BEA agreed. But we did know that ten years later. This example and that of the Rio-Paris (see below cons) involved the methods of the BEA, often criticized for its "lack of transparency." He sends his report before publication to stakeholders, without ever saying it took into account comments in its final drafting. Unlike the Court of Auditors, which does not modify its reports, published in the appendix but the response of the organizations it involves.