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Air France will change crew training for meteorological radar usage

Paris, France - Following flight AF447 accident

Air France is studying new crew training modes for meteorological radar usage, following June 1's tragic accident of flight AF447, that ditched in the Atlantic with 228 people on board, carrier's CEO, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, announced. In particular the CEO denied charges according to which the pilots were told to pass through storms to save fuel, as according to the first reports of the inquiry,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107003
Rome, Italy, 07/10/2009 15:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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