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THE FINAL REPORT of the French aviation authority into the fate of flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is expected to find that human error and technical malfunctions caused the crash in 2009.
The plane plunged into the sea during a storm on 1 June 2009 and all 228 people on board were killed.
French investigators are due to publish the final report into the crash today.
Three Irish women lost their lives in the crash: Jane Deasy, Eithne Walls and Aisling Butler. All three doctors were friends and were returning home from a holiday together.
The body of Jane Deasy, who was from Dublin, was identified in June 2009 and was repatriated from Brazil to Ireland. The bodies of Aisling Butler, from Roscrea, and Eithne Walls, from Co. Down, have never been found.
A report last July found that the crew piloting the doomed jet were insufficiently trained, and that passengers were not informed about what was wrong before they plunged into the sea.
The BEA preliminary report said that the pilots had failed to react correctly when the Airbus jet stalled and lost altitude after its speed sensors froze up and failed.
The aircraft had entered turbulence two hours into the flight when the autopilot suddenly disengaged, it said.
Shortly after, an instrument showed a sharp fall in airspeed and a stall warning sounded, indicating the plane was no longer being lifted by the air pushing under the wings.
As the two co-pilots struggled to understand the situation, the captain, who had left the cockpit to take a rest, returned but did not retake control of the plane, the BEA said last year.
Air France has insisted the pilots were not to blame, saying the stall alarm had malfunctioned. A bitter row has ensued between Airbus and Air France about who ultimately bears responsibility.
A judicial report into the crash is also expected to find that a combination of human error and a technical malfunction caused the crash.
The black box from the plane was recovered in April of last year by robot submarines in a search that cost about €32 million.
French magistrates are investigating Air France and Airbus for alleged manslaughter in connection with the crash, notably because of the malfunctioning speed sensors, known as Pitots.
The airline replaced the Pitots, manufactured by French company Thales, on its Airbus planes with a newer model after the crash.
Victims’ families have previously alleged that the involvement of big French corporations such as Airbus and Air France was influencing the probe into the causes of the disaster.
- Additional reporting by AFP
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Shocking.
The poor woman as running away. Why shoot her dead?
The muggers shot her not the cops
@Joey_Westland
“The poor woman as running away. Why shoot her dead?”
Oy Vey! – You’ve some bl**dy cheek – your friends in the Zionist regime do it to innocent Palestinians on a near daily basis.
72 = an idiot…
Brazil – the multicultural paradise the globalists aspire to change Europe into.
European Christians have made a right mess of the country alright.
Pretty much Fake, different types of dangerous though, targeting different demographics.
i for one welcome multiculturalism, it increases the sexy mot quotient and thus my chance of bedding one of those fine ladies.
Delighted that the mugger was shot dead. Hope it puts out a warning to the other muggers. Feel sorry for the poor woman. Not a very safe city to visit.
It wont
Mugging doesn’t warrant death
Given that the other muggers had no problem shooting their muggee in the head, it just might warrant it.
Delighted? Paddy before you’ve even heard any mitigating circumstances you’ve decided you’re ‘delighted’ someone was shot dead? Ever wonder why it’s not a safe city, could the desperate levels of poverty have anything to do with it?
If the muggers are armed why should anyone be surprised if they get Shot ? Goes with the territory !
Is the picture above of the mugger? If so, he was cycling. I can’t catch him isn’t a good enough reason to shoot someone
I was in Rio a few years ago and the poverty is unbelievable. Restaurants put their scraps into bins outside and people collect the slop to feed themselves and their families . I saw a grown man who’s job was to walk a pet poodle on the hot pavements , the dog had hand made shoes on to save his paws , the man was barefooted. Says it all really .
Welcome to Rio, just a normal part of life there.
Everyday occurrence only highlighted because of the Olympics
i hope they aren’t putting a higher value on impressing the international sporting community than on the lives of poor people
The Moroccan lad saw nothing wrong with sexually assaulting 2 women, says a lot about team tariq culture.
Innocent until proven guilty or something along those lines
ah no shoot on sight, that can’t go wrong
Are the Brazilian cops challenging the Yanks for the gold medal for the number of kills or what.
The police sound incredibly trigger happy outside the stadium, poor people being picked off at the rate of four or five a day apparently, you darent sneeze in the direction of the sanctified stadium for fear of being shot
Maybe they it was a message to all the other $cum bags that if you mug a tourist, there will be a chance you’ll be shot in sight
Also hearing of a controlled explosion at the finish line of a race. Not a safe city at all.
So sad
Mad kip
No regard for life in the city of Rio.In the month of May alone this year,there were 40 people killed by police.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/press-releases/2016/07/huge-spike-in-number-of-deaths-committed-by-police-in-rio-ahead-of-the-olympic-games/
Terrible what happened to that woman. Rio can be a dangerous city but so can any city when your in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Jeepers, how many days are we into the tournament? What’s that… One?
Stray bullet at the equestrian center. NZ team was there and was lucky enough.
#notasafeplace
they shoot horses don’t they ?
burger meat has to come from somewhere
Sorry to say, but it Looks like the 2016 Olympics are going to break more records than just sports ones.
This will not end well….
I have no sympathy for these weasels mugging and killing people. The cop was spot on taking this piece of trash out of the system to rob no more.
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