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Second Near-Disaster Reignites Air France 447 Debate

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Key Takeaways:

  • A recent Air France flight from Paris to Caracas encountered severe turbulence, causing autopilot disengagement and an uncontrolled climb, drawing parallels to events preceding the fatal Flight 447 crash.
  • Unlike AF447, the crew of the recent A340 flight successfully corrected the aircraft's deviation and landed safely.
  • French investigators are probing the incident, cautiously advising against direct comparisons to AF447 (which involved speed indication malfunctions) but are interested in similarities in crew response, reigniting debate over AF447's causes.
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A second wild ride of an Air France Airbus has gained the attention of safety investigators. French media reports emerged last week about an Air France flight that recently experienced some events similar to those of Flight 447 shortly before it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, reigniting debate over what caused the fatal crash that killed 228 people more than two years ago.

The new incident took place in July on an Air France flight en route from Paris to Caracas, Venezuela, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro, which said it obtained a report of the incident.

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