Air France accident attributed to pilot error

 Black boxes recovered from the Air France flight who fell in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 point as pilot error, the cause of the accident.

Events captured by the black box recorders, expected to be officially announced by investigators Friday, will probably slow jet put a dangerous quantity and the crew became faced with a series of failures of automation.

Pilots on the flight of the Brazil in France were apparently distracted by the faulty velocity indicators, reported the Wall Street Journal. This would have caused to treat incorrectly with other essential systems such as the adjustment of the thrust of the engine.

Sources familiar with the aircraft black box recordings tell the newspaper that the drivers appear to be confused by alarms, they received as plan flight passed through turbulence control automated systems. Turbulence is typical on this leg of the route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.

The aircraft is also said to have faced unexpectedly heavy icing, which is known for speed indicators and other non-reliable external sensors.

It seems that, while primary cockpit displays maintains a normal function, the crew is not follow Protocol to maintain or increase the thrust that would have kept nose level. It is because they have had difficulty in disentangling the warnings while also keep the trace functions essential aircraft of the power of the engine and the trajectory.

Apparently, Air France pilots have never trained to handle such an emergency. But, since the accident, Air France and a number of other carriers have insisted on the necessary training.

Earlier this month above another body was recovered from the wreck. Fifty bodies were found in the initial research effort.

Cathay Pacific of emergency Landing: pilot thanked the passengers to stay calm

The engine of a Cathay Pacific aircraft caught fire during the flight Monday, forcing a harrowing emergency landing at Singapore, of the Associated Press Agency reports.

The flight, the road to Singapore in Jakarta, was forced to turn back after the blaze.

A photographer for the Reuters news agency was on the flight with his family. He said the Organization of news that about 20 minutes after takeoff it y "two sharp bangs."

The plane started to shake violently, he said the news site and the lights are out. He could smell something burning, he said.

His son looked out the window and saw the fire. This is that people have begun in audible prayer.

"Behind us, passengers have been praying:" God, save our flight! "." Give us your protection! "" He told Reuters.

"A stewardess said an engine had caught fire, and we were on our way back to Singapore.". Glued to the window, my son said that he could see lights, the sea and ships, then lights the field. We have all the lifejackets clinging under our seats, but the plane landed smoothly. Within five minutes, as full firefighters the engine damaged, we walked out of the aircraft to the terminal. ?

After landing, the pilot thanked the passengers gathered in the waiting room of the Airport (see video below) to stay cool and calm.

In a statement, the airline said: "we can appreciate the concern and anxiety felt by the passengers in the incident, but our captain and his crew have been in control of the situation at any time." "They have reacted exactly as they are trained to do, stop the affected engine and returns the aircraft safely at Singapore".

Engines, Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines have had problems in the past. In November, a Qantas flight has been about explosion after an engine apart was blown.