EASA Reinforces Pitot Tube Warning For Aircraft Returning To Service

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EASA has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) instructing airlines to carefully check external air data probes before returning aircraft to service after pandemic storage. This follows continuing instances of flightdeck instrument speed discrepancies, suggesting blocked sensors. In August 2020...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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