Kenya wants ‘black box’ analysed in Canada

Kenya wants the flight data recorder recovered from a Kenya Airways plane that crashed in Cameroon to be analysed in Canada, Government Spokesman Dr Alfred Mutua has said.
Dr Mutua said the US and European countries could not be viewed as neutral due to the competition between aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus.
“Canada is not an interested party, Mutua said.
The preference of Canada, Mutua said, was also informed by the fact that the country uses both French and English, which would make it easier for investigators from both Kenya and Cameroon.
Addressing the Press in Nairobi, Mutua said Kenya Airways CEO Mr Titus Naikuni would deliver the same message to committees on the ground when he gets to Cameroon.
He also said the voice recorder had not yet been recovered. The instrument records all communication between the two pilots in the cockpit and their communication with the control tower.
Kenya Airways chairman Mr Evanson Mwaniki said recovery efforts were still on and there were no survivors yet. He said the airline would continue facilitating travel for next of kin to Douala, adding that 11 more family members would leave later Tuesday.
The national carrier flew out eight more to Douala on Monday.
Flight KQ 507 went missing shortly after takeoff from Douala Airport on Saturday morning. The plane had originated from Abidjan in Ivory Coast and was expected to land in Nairobi at 6.15am.
08/05/07 The Standard, Kenya

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