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Old 30th Jan 2014, 05:31
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This is not to exonerate Yemenia but charging them for murder.pleeeeease! Accidents happen..some explicable and others...to this day remain a mystery.They can start with murder charges on AF447 as they demonstrated incompetence in BASIC flying techniques and CRM was apparently incapacitated.Captain was not in his station and when he did arrive he could not uncrap the from the fan! May be they should have Captains as cruise commanders instead! Anyone wh has flown into Comoros at night in inclement weather with all that adjacent terrain will attest its not an easy feat..even in an Airbus.That said, notwithstanding, there should have been more vigilance from PM and standard call outs for deviations. Circle to land is a dangerous maneuvre in inmclement weather with limited visibility that is why many airlines are moving away from this IAP in their jet fleet.It is a procedure which should carry a high expectancy of a Go Around and no re attempts but prompt diversion to the Alternate once missed to minimise chances of impact (on terra firma or salt juice). Yemenia's fuel reserve policy might need further examination..especially on such a long flight to an Oceanic island.Did the crew have enough island holding fuel or was it an enforced "go-home-itis?
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