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Put another way, the BEA were willing to put their reputation on the line
That's not a problem for the BEA .. they are used to ....
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Guardianship. The law guarantees its "independence", but without giving him the means, because it is a service of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), itself under supervision of the Minister of Transport. However, the BEA is likely to investigate the DGAC, but also on Airbus and Air France, whose 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 with Air France. "The judge also found that incidents of tires" could cause significant sized holes "in the wings, which" apparently he embarrassed the manufacturer. " Actually: EADS (Airbus parent) asked in August 2000 to add the BEA in its report that the holes were "small." That the BEA has accepted. But we did know that ten years later. This example and that of the Rio-Paris (see cons below) involve 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 their comments in its final version. Unlike the Court of Auditors, which does not modify its reports, but publish the attached response of the organizations it involves.
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