Probe Into 2020 Incident Prompts Pilot-Training Changes At Air France

Sean Broderick Thierry Dubois September 08, 2022
Air France aircraft in flight
French investigators raised concerns that Air France pilots are not sufficiently trained to follow the airline’s documented procedures.
Credit: Air France
Air France is expanding flight data sharing with its pilots and plans a comprehensive audit of its flight operations—changes prompted at least in part by criticism from French safety investigators who say the airline’s safety culture needs improvement. The moves were revealed in a recently released...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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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