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Colgan 3407, Feb 2009, Buffalo: Is "Safety Delayed" in reality "Safety Denied"?:Why is the FAA so Slow to do its own Work?

The Buffalo Feb, 2009, Colgan Air mishap killing more than 50 people occurred nearly 3 years ago. In the past few days the FAA has come out ...

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

AF 447: Are any Airbus Airliners Certified to Operate in 60,000 ft Thunderstorms?

Are any Airbus airliners certified to operate in 60,000 ft thunderstorms? If so, where is that test data available?

If not, why was Air France operating Airbus aircraft inside 60,000 ft thunderstorms as in the case of AF 447?

Was this question addressed by BEA? If not, why not?

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