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Air France Airbus Jets Have Above-Average Crash Rate 2009-07-13 20:29:25 (60 weeks ago) Posted By: Intellpuke (Read 1063 times || 5 comments) Secret aviation industry calculations have raised uncomfortable questions for Air France: Airbus aircraft belonging to the French carrier have an above-average rate of crashes. An internal report obtained by German news magazine Spiegel criticizes the company's safety culture. The crash of Air France flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1 claimed 288 lives and caused a public relations disaster for the French airline. Now new information is raising disturbing questions about the airline's safety record. Spiegel has learned of secret aviation industry calculations which conclude that Air France's Airbus fleet has an aircraft loss rate of 1.26 per 1 million flights, That is four times higher than other airlines' average (0.3 losses per million flights). Three Air France Airbus jets have crashed since 1988. A fourth Airbus jet belonging to Air France's later subsidiary Air Inter also crashed. The new figures coincide with a debate in France about whether the crash of the Airbus A330, flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in which all 288 people aboard were killed, resulted in part from reckless behavior by the pilots. (story continues below) Your Ad Here Make a donation today to remove the advertisments! This Story Has Been Archived. To read the full story in the archives, please make a donation. Log In Now Admin Functions Edit Story Email To A Friend Email this story to a friend: Your Name: Their Email:   Related Stories (βeta) Air Safety Plunges In First Half Of 2009 2009-07-30 18:05:02 (Score: 76) Doomed Air France Plane Was Not Destroyed In Flight 2009-07-02 11:22:29 (Score: 74) The Curse Of Flight AF445 - Victims' Families Distraught At Air France's Thoughtlessness 2010-04-28 15:29:36 (Score: 73) Young Dutch Boy Only Survivor Of Libyan Plane Crash That Killed 61 2010-05-12 20:48:56 (Score: 68) Body Of Stowaway Found On Montreal-Paris Air France Flight 2005-08-03 22:39:30 (Score: 64) Child Survives Yemeni Plane Crash In Indian Ocean; Safety Concerns Before Flight 2009-06-30 16:28:18 (Score: 62) 7 Killed, 23 Injured In Russian Passenger Jet Crash 2007-03-17 14:19:24 (Score: 60) Near Crash In Hamburg - Investigators Criticize Airbus For Inadequate Pilot Manuals 2010-03-04 18:55:00 (Score: 56) French Officials: Recovered Debris Not From Missing Jet 2009-06-05 17:26:25 (Score: 52) Airbus Warns It May Cancel A400M Military Transport Project 2010-01-05 16:12:09 (Score: 51) Commentary: Disturbing Thoughts on Plane Crash 2005-08-02 23:47:43 (Score: 48) Aging Fleet, Poor Training Threaten Russia 2006-08-31 23:15:41 (Score: 46) UPDATE: As Many As 122 People Killed In Siberian Plane Crash 2006-07-09 11:46:28 (Score: 46) Emirates Airlines Near-Miss Vanished On Radar At Melbourne, Australia 2009-09-11 19:55:25 (Score: 45) Brazil Confirms Air France Debris Found 2009-06-02 20:13:41 (Score: 44)   Readers Comments Um, That's Only TWO, Actually By: Anonymous 2009-07-14 11:23:26 As noted, the fourth accident cited was an aircraft belonging to Air Inter, which was a separate, privately-owned airline, fully independent of state-owned Air France. One other crash was a Concorde. That accident was due to debris on the runway. Blame the preceding aircraft to take off or the runway sweepers, but it just ain't fair to charge that to Air France. Reckless Pilots??? By: Anonymous 2009-07-14 11:28:38 Please provide details!!! The evidence so far shows the aircraft was 3 nautical miles west of its flight route: this means it was trying to avoid a set of storm clusters. If you want details, please go to the PPruNe or Eurocockpit websites. "Reckless" is a very daring term to choose. PS By: Anonymous 2009-07-14 11:29:51 Both postings should be signed "Arthur Borges in Zhengzhou" AF/KLM Chairman J.C. Spinetta By: Anonymous 2009-07-14 11:35:49 What he said at annual general meeting was exactly: "We have been caught out on safety." Only journalese would generalize that into a sweeping admission of schlitzy safety. yemenia airbus 310 crash By: Anonymous 2009-07-17 03:45:19 i was happy to read the comment about concerns of safety in airbus in general. however, regarding the airbus 310 that crashed in comoros there is strong indication that the plane was hit by a french navy rocket , only small pieces of plane found as far as tanzania and kenya coast dead bodies, and chairs of the aircraft, in addition french authorities immediately evacuated the only survivor 14 years girl by french military aircraft without any investigation though the girl while in hospital said i just found myself in the sea . Therefore , we ask french authorities and honest journalists to investigate this matter and bring the truth out / ghaleb ghaibb@yahoo.com Add your own comment. (Anonymous commenting now enabled.)

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