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Old 17th January 2013 | 08:23
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airsmiles
 
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I'm with Lemain and his comments ring true. Both Airbus and Boeing are producing ever complex aircraft stuffed with new technology.

Malfunctioning pitot tubes, wing rib cracks, battery problems, fuel leaks etc. are all bad for aviation's image. Worse, the flight crew can't just fly by feel now as they have to interpret these malfunctions and diagnose the computer output in very little time.
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