New Skills Signal BEA’s Bid For More Autonomy

Damaged engine on Air France 066

The BEA has improved its analysis of passengers’ personal devices, as it demonstrated in sourcing imagery of engine damage from a passenger’s tablet for its investigation of the AF066 accident.

Credit: BEA
Keeping the public’s trust is a long-term endeavor. Over the years, France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety, the counterpart of the U.S. NTSB in aviation accident investigations, has shown it can be relied on for its doggedness. After the 2017 Air France Flight 066 (AF066)...
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. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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