This is the reaction of Air France ..
It's sad that Air France stay on his position and have not understand the message convoyed by the BEA in the final report ....
Communiqués de presse
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In its analysis and conclusions, the BEA said it's a chain and a combination of factors - technical and human - that led to the loss of the aircraft in just over four minutes. He confirmed that the crew was trained and qualified in accordance with the regulations and the aircraft systems have responded in accordance with their design and certification criteria.
The BEA report describes a crew that is based on information provided by the instruments and aircraft systems, and behavior of the aircraft as it was visible in the cockpit instrument readings, triggering alarms and shutdowns, noises aerodynamic vibrations of the device, etc.. The reading was made he was not permitted to apply the appropriate actions. In this environment degraded steering, crew, gathering the expertise of the captain and officers of the two pilots, remained engaged in the conduct of the flight until the last minute.
Air France pays tribute to their courage and determination in these extreme conditions.
And the reaction of Airbus:
AF447 Statement*| Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer
The publication of the BEA’s final report now provides the opportunity to further work on the lessons learned from this tragedy and measures to be applied to avoid the recurrence of such an accident. Without waiting for this final report, Airbus has already started working at industry level to further reinforce the robustness of pitot probes requirements and actively supports related activities.