Pilots, faulty equipment caused 2009 Air France crash – Report

Technical failure and human error led to the loss of an Air France flight over the Atlantic in June 2009 and the deaths of 228 people, according to the final report into the crash.

The report by France’s aviation authority, the BEA, says the crew did not react correctly after the Airbus A330 had technical failures, the BBC reported.

It blames the Airbus A330′s ergonomics as well as inappropriate pilot action.

The jet disappeared from radars while en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro.

It took nearly two years for the flight recorders to be found.

The report makes 25 new safety recommendations on top of the 25 called for in a preliminary report released last year by the BEA.

That report also said the pilots did not follow the proper procedures after the aircraft’s speed sensors – called Pitot tubes – failed after the plane encountered turbulence two hours after take-off.

The plane stalled and lost altitude and the captain did not retake control of the plane after taking a rest.

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