Final Report for AF 447: Pilots need better training in dealing with emergency situations

Air France (Paris) flight AF 447 operated with this Airbus A330-203 tragically crashed in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009.

The BEA has issued its final report on the accident that killed 228 people. The BEA recommends pilots should receive better training on how to deal with emergencies with only limited aid from computers.

The BEA recommends all aviation authorities should revise pilot training and make changes to aircraft certification, flight recorders and data transmission.

The report details the final hours of the Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The A330 responded accurately to commands, and confusion on the part of the two co-pilots while the captain was off duty. Neither pilot appeared to realize the plane had stalled, even as an alarm sounded for 54 seconds before the jet hit the ocean in the middle of the night according to this report by Bloomberg.

Read the full report: CLICK HERE.

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