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… This tragedy may sadly present opportunities for avionics manufacturers. Already, the BEA has recommended installing angle-of-attack instrumentation in cockpits.

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few minutes past 0200 Coordinated Universal Time on June 1, 2009, an Airbus A330 was cruising serenely over the equatorial Atlantic Ocean on a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. On the flight deck, two first officers were managing the relatively relaxed tasks of a modern jetliner in cruise flight, relieving the captain, who had gone aft for a rest period, something common on long-haul flights. The wide-body twin was flying at flight level 350 in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, an area known for intense thunderstorms. That night was no different; shortly, the crew altered course 12 degrees to the left, presumably to avoid what the onboard weather radar depicted as the worst of the storms. But, the course alteration didn’t help. Moments later, Air France Flight 447 – along with its 216 passengers and 12 crew – disappeared, triggering one of the most lengthy and costly air-crash recovery efforts in history. How could a modern jetliner in cruise flight simply disappear? The answers are complicated – and so far incomplete – but Air France Flight

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News March 2012

Point of Communication
AEA Now
The View from Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
WAAS GPS
Member Profile
All in the Family
Survey Reveals Hiring Trends For the Aviation Industry
A Conversation With...
Meet the AEA Awards Nominees
Aviation Aces
Member Profile
The ABCs of Jeppesen
Business Basics
Air France Flight 447
Theory & Practice
Legal Ease
What's New
Marketplace Classifieds
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Avionics News March 2012 - Point of Communication
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Avionics News March 2012 - AEA Now
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Avionics News March 2012 - The View from Washington
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Avionics News March 2012 - International News and Regulatory Updates
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Avionics News March 2012 - WAAS GPS
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Avionics News March 2012 - Member Profile
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Avionics News March 2012 - All in the Family
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Avionics News March 2012 - Survey Reveals Hiring Trends For the Aviation Industry
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Avionics News March 2012 - A Conversation With...
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Avionics News March 2012 - Meet the AEA Awards Nominees
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Avionics News March 2012 - Aviation Aces
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Avionics News March 2012 - Member Profile
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Avionics News March 2012 - The ABCs of Jeppesen
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Avionics News March 2012 - Business Basics
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Avionics News March 2012 - Air France Flight 447
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Avionics News March 2012 - Theory & Practice
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Avionics News March 2012 - Legal Ease
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Avionics News March 2012 - What's New
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Avionics News March 2012 - Marketplace Classifieds
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