New Air France Incident Involved Upgraded Pitot Tube

Air France confirmed that one of its Airbus A320s operating with the latest Thales pitot tube design encountered a brief problem during a flight between Rome and Paris, resulting in an anomalous speed indication. The July 13 incident involving Flight AF1905 lasted merely six seconds, and the airline...

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