Air France crew fighting
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Air France crew fighting
https://www.thedailybeast.com/two-ai...-mid-air-fight
https://www.lepoint.fr/insolite/air-...2487514_48.php
Any update about what happened ?
Le Point magazine indicates it was a flight from Paris to Geneva, in which in the cockpit one crew member punched the other, later he said he just slapped him, and the two grabbed each other in the neck and started a brawl. Screams coming from the deck alerted the cabin crew. This happened during the initial climb. No other info.
French media refers to a report published from French BEA, but I did not find anything in their site:
https://bea.aero/en/
https://www.lepoint.fr/insolite/air-...2487514_48.php
Any update about what happened ?
Le Point magazine indicates it was a flight from Paris to Geneva, in which in the cockpit one crew member punched the other, later he said he just slapped him, and the two grabbed each other in the neck and started a brawl. Screams coming from the deck alerted the cabin crew. This happened during the initial climb. No other info.
French media refers to a report published from French BEA, but I did not find anything in their site:
https://bea.aero/en/
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Air France Pilots Fight with Each Other During Climb
Two Air France pilots were suspended after coming to blows in the cockpit of an Airbus jetliner during a flight between Geneva and Paris, the latest safety issue to plague the airline. In the June incident, a dispute between the pilot and co-pilot turned physical shortly after takeoff as the plane gained altitude, with the men taking each other by the collars after one possibly hit or slapped the other, according to the newspaper report. Cabin personnel heard noise in the cockpit, intervened and one member spent the rest of the flight in the flight deck, La Tribune said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-cockpit-brawl
For a western European flag carrier, Air France seems to be having too many safety and human related issues.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-cockpit-brawl
For a western European flag carrier, Air France seems to be having too many safety and human related issues.
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Two Air France pilots were suspended after coming to blows in the cockpit of an Airbus jetliner during a flight between Geneva and Paris, the latest safety issue to plague the airline. In the June incident, a dispute between the pilot and co-pilot turned physical shortly after takeoff as the plane gained altitude, with the men taking each other by the collars after one possibly hit or slapped the other, according to the newspaper report. Cabin personnel heard noise in the cockpit, intervened and one member spent the rest of the flight in the flight deck, La Tribune said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-cockpit-brawl
For a western European flag carrier, Air France seems to be having too many safety and human related issues.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-cockpit-brawl
For a western European flag carrier, Air France seems to be having too many safety and human related issues.
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The flight back from Geneva to Paris must have been epic in the cockpit, unless they rushed a replacement crew.
Knowing Air France and their very powerful unions, the crew will be suspended and then reinstated without any loss of salary, never to be allowed to fly together again.
BEA should be really embarassed, hence the lack of information. It would be interesting to hear the cockpit communications....Circulez, il n'y a rien a voir .. as the french say...
Knowing Air France and their very powerful unions, the crew will be suspended and then reinstated without any loss of salary, never to be allowed to fly together again.
BEA should be really embarassed, hence the lack of information. It would be interesting to hear the cockpit communications....Circulez, il n'y a rien a voir .. as the french say...
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I had thought that Air France had addressed their pilot culture issues but it seems that the problem is much more insidious. They've already had one fatal accident because of this and really need to get a grip otherwise there will be more.
A "violent argument" in the cockpit may have led to Britain's deadliest air accident of all time.
Since this event took place about an hour-and-a-half before take-off ...
Since this event took place about an hour-and-a-half before take-off ...
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News of the fight emerged after France’s air investigation agency, BEA, issued a report on Wednesday saying that some Air France pilots lack rigour in respecting procedures during safety incidents.
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First order of action in such matters.
Well, at least they didn’t wrestle with each other through the controls, like the AF 777 crew going into Paris.
I think this kind of incident could have happened anywhere with people of any nationality. At the same time, AF give the impression that they don’t learn from their mistakes (or think they can’t make them) as the training feedback loop appears not to be present. Most other European majors have moved on to things like ATQP, LOE, EBT, etc. and it makes you wonder if this is true at AF? I have serious reservations about flying with them.
I think this kind of incident could have happened anywhere with people of any nationality. At the same time, AF give the impression that they don’t learn from their mistakes (or think they can’t make them) as the training feedback loop appears not to be present. Most other European majors have moved on to things like ATQP, LOE, EBT, etc. and it makes you wonder if this is true at AF? I have serious reservations about flying with them.
I haven't seen anything that refers to the June fisticuffs event being the subject of a BEA investigation.
According to this press report the co-pilot "refused to follow instructions".
https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-d...e-cockpit.html
https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-d...e-cockpit.html
I do not think that this could have happened at any airline. Air France has an increasingly long list of incidents and one at least in recent years terrible accident where human factors played a large role. The lack of personal discipline in this instance is appalling. Try flying for one of the well known expatriate airlines particularly the much vilified (quite reasonably) Middle Eastern variety and having a mid air punch up: you will be out of the door in a tres rapide fashion. Possibly our pilot comrades in AF are a little too over indulged and precious and rampant egoism is tolerated. This is disturbing and it would appear that a little humility combined with a CRM reset is required within la belle France national carrier.
I do not think that this could have happened at any airline. Air France has an increasingly long list of incidents and one at least in recent years terrible accident where human factors played a large role. The lack of personal discipline in this instance is appalling. Try flying for one of the well known expatriate airlines particularly the much vilified ( quite reasonably) Middle Eastern variety and having a mid air punch up: you will be out of the door in a tres rapide fashion. Possibly our pilot comrades in AF are a little too over indulged and precious and rampant egoism is tolerated. This is disturbing and it would appear that a little humility combined with a CRM reset is required within la belle France national carrier.
I completely agree with your points. Things have not changed over many years. Their arrogant behaviour witnessed by UK crews laying over in the far east.... was unbelievable. When some came to us to be trained or examined there was always the issue of attitude to be resolved.
And it was not.
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Anyone who has worked with French pilots for years would not be surprised. Not all of them by any means ... but far too many. Most alarmingly, the preening arrogance switches to a complete lack of resilience when the proverbial hits the rotatables. We had a chap, utter PITA, until things went wrong, then he would burst into tears every time!! (the French Navy and air force pilots were a delight through, so it can be done).
Unbelievable! Oh well, that’s them definitely on my no fly list now. You would expect behaviour and Professionalism like this in the Congo or such like, but a European Flag carrier?!!
