Faulty Pitot tubes – speed sensors that are crucial for auto-pilot navigation – were one of the leading theories as to why Air France 447 crashed in 2009. The latest black box analysis confirms that invalid readings were provided right before the plane crashed.
According to an Airbus telex sent to all airlines using their A330, the flight recorders on Air France flight 447 confirm that their aeroplane didn’t suffer any failure and they shouldn’t take any precautionary measure:
So, you know those black boxes they found from Air France Flight 447, which crashed midway between a flight from Sao Paulo to Paris? They managed to recover all the data from them.
