Airbus connects with Indian clients after Air France jolt

Mumbai: European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has swung into action after the Air France A330 crashed in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1 due to faulty speed sensors that gave inconsistent speed ratings.
According to sources in the know, Airbus has sent an operation information telex (OIT) to Indian carriers like Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher who have A330 in their fleet to conduct comprehensive checks of the A330 aircraft.
The French air accident agency (BEA) suspects that faulty speed sensors that gave inconsistent speed readings could have been one of the factors responsible for the Air France A330 air crash while it was on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Hence, Airbus seems to have sent OIT to their Indian customers.
An Air India spokesperson said, “We have two A330 in our fleet and have conducted safety tests on the aircraft as per the OIT. Kingfisher Airlines, which had inducted new A330 in its fleet in September last year, has new sensors with already safety tests conducted. The spokesperson said, “We are in touch with Airbus. We follow all precautionary guidelines issued by the aircraft manufacturer.”
Jet has 12 A330s. Ten of them are pressed into service and two have been leased out. Says a spokesperson from the airline, “In January 2008, Airbus had called for an inspection of AirSpeed Indication system of the A330 fleet.
11/06/09 Shaheen Mansuri/Financial Express

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