Air Tahiti Incident Shows Weather Data Shortcomings, BEA Says

Air Tahiti ATR 72

An Air Tahiti ATR 72.

Credit: Rob Finlayson
The hard touchdown that concluded the unstabilized approach of an Air Tahiti-operated ATR 72 in April 2022 was partly due to insufficient weather information at the flight’s destination, the French air accident investigation bureau (BEA) says. The final report suggests several airports in French...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

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