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Air France pilots in-flight cockpit brawl after takeoff
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2022/09/23 09:16:03
TWO Air France pilots were suspended after coming to blows in the cockpit of an Airbus jetliner during a flight between Geneva and Paris, reports Bloomberg.
The mid-air dispute occurred in June, according to a spokeswoman for the carrier Saturday, who confirmed a report by the Geneva Tribune.
The incident was resolved quickly, and the flight proceeded normally, she said, adding that the pilots are awaiting a decision by management on their "totally inappropriate behaviour."
The revelation of the physical altercation comes on the heels of a report published by France¡¯s civil aviation safety investigation authority, the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses, concluding that a series of lapses at the French arm of Air France-KLM pointed to "changes and even violations" of procedures leading to a narrowing of safety margins. The carrier responded with a pledge to carry out a safety audit and beef up post-flight analyses.
Shortly after takeoff, the men took each other by the collars after one hit the other, according to the newspaper report. Cabin personnel heard noise in the cockpit, intervened and one member spent the rest of the flight in the flight deck, La Tribune said.
The mid-air dispute occurred in June, according to a spokeswoman for the carrier Saturday, who confirmed a report by the Geneva Tribune.
The incident was resolved quickly, and the flight proceeded normally, she said, adding that the pilots are awaiting a decision by management on their "totally inappropriate behaviour."
The revelation of the physical altercation comes on the heels of a report published by France¡¯s civil aviation safety investigation authority, the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses, concluding that a series of lapses at the French arm of Air France-KLM pointed to "changes and even violations" of procedures leading to a narrowing of safety margins. The carrier responded with a pledge to carry out a safety audit and beef up post-flight analyses.
Shortly after takeoff, the men took each other by the collars after one hit the other, according to the newspaper report. Cabin personnel heard noise in the cockpit, intervened and one member spent the rest of the flight in the flight deck, La Tribune said.