Sorry, RR
Here I must defend Thales. The pitot probe was certificated, and speced to the A330 by other than Thales.
Any insufficiencies belong to the people who fastened the devices to the hull, imo. The AD should have been an EAD. Captain Chris Scott has the elegant answer to the problem: The airflow at Pitot position on the A330 is different than on the A320, and that is problematic.....
The DREAM,
Here, again, Thales did everything correctly. Boeing is responsible, even though they may not be culpable.
Boeing went to great pains to certify the Batteries, including developing the actual criteria, and certification parameters.
The fly in the ointment is the process, not the player.
The FAA is the problem. They have devolved to yes men and women, who play a role, instead of a part.
What the industry needs, imo, is an independent non-governmental body, one that has the power and the expertise to protect the public, not an "in-name only" husk, that works for industry, not the public.
Last edited by Lyman; 9th Feb 2013 at 14:25.