Airspeed instruments on Air France Flight 447 were not replaced as the maker recommended before the plane crashed in turbulent weather, the French agency investigating the disaster said Saturday.

Published: June 06, 2009 16:11AP Follow us Paris: The agency investigating the crash of Flight 447 said Air France had not replaced instruments that measure air speed on the plane, which the ...

A faulty airspeed instrument was a factor in the loss of Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Brazil to Paris in 2009.

The French agency investigating the crash, BEA, said Saturday that the airspeed instruments had not been replaced on the doomed plane, despite recommendations to do so by manufacturer Airbus.

PARIS — Airspeed instruments on Air France Flight 447 were not replaced as the maker recommended before the plane crashed in turbulent weather, the French agency investigating the disaster said ...

RECIFE, Brazil – Searchers found two bodies and the first confirmed debris — a briefcase containing an Air France Flight 447 ticket — in the Atlantic Ocean near where the jetliner is believed to ...

Computer-compatible airflow instruments are widely available but are usually expensive, bulky, and mechanically fragile. This anemometer continuously converts airspeed in the range of zero to tens ...

For this approach, the ILS (Instrument Landing System) for the runway was out of service, and some early news reports implied that this might have been a contributing factor.

The plane's airspeed instruments had not been replaced according to the maker's recommendation, although it's unclear whether that contributed to the crash. Read it at Associated Press ...