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Airbus asks airlines to replace speed sensors

Paris, France - After several occurrences caused by Pitot tubes produced by Thales

Anticipating EASA's (European Aviation Safety Agency) move that announced a regulation to ban Pitot tubes (see AVIONEWS) of the type installed on Air France's Airbus A-330/200 that ditched in the Atlantic on June 1, the French industry asked operators of A-330 and A-340 aircraft to replace at least two thirds of those produced by Thales with models built by Goodrich. According to Stefan Schaffrath,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107907
Rome, Italy, 07/31/2009 16:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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