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Home | International | Airbus defends the safety of Air France’s crashed airplane

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Airbus defends the safety of Air France’s crashed airplane

09 June, 2009 06:48:00 By Patricia Duran K.

While in the Atlantic Ocean the corpse search continues (16 bodies have been recovered to date) and the recovery of rest of the ill-fated airplane of Air France, on land a debate has opened up on the safety of the A330 Airbus model. The top person in charge of sales of the manufacturing company, John Leahy, ratified yesterday the reliability of the apparatus in a meeting of airlines that took place in Kuala Lumpur. “The plane is very trustworthy”, he said restrictively.

 

The people in charge of the airlines with A330 airplanes in their fleet listened to him expectantly. They wanted a meeting with the company to know what to abide by, and they obtained it the annual congress of the Association the International of Aerial Transport, that took place in the capital of Malaysia.

 

The focus of attention has been deposited in the last hours in the speed sensors. Before the accident of the flight that covered the route of Rio de Janeiro to Paris, in which 228 people perished, Airbus issued an official notice to its clients where they informed about the defects in the speed sensors of the model and recommended modifications.

 

Air France, in fact, explained this past weekend that they had accelerated those changes. Suddenly, the sensors have become one of the most reasonable causes of the accident. Nevertheless, too soon and too speculative to conclude such a thing, the French investigators have stressed,

 

In any case, a minority union of pilots of the French airline asked their associates to not take off while the company has not changed these sensors on the Airbus A330 and A340. “The company has assured that it was going to change the sensors in the next weeks. We want to protect to our crews and our passengers, a reason why we cannot wait for that term”, said yesterday the threatening union delegate Christiphe Presentier to a French radio. The success of the reunion is yet to be seen.

 

The union person in charge also indicated that the past year problems in Air France and other companies related to the speed sensors were registered already. The Office of Investigation and Analysis (IT SEES), person in charge of the investigations on the accident, indicated that these sensors could send contradictory information on the speed of the fallen flight. The incoherence of that data could have stopped some electronic systems from working, like the autopilot, SEES, according to him.

 

At the moment, 600 airplanes of A330 are in circulation between several airlines and, according to John Leahy, the manufacturer has requests for 400 apparatuses more. “It is the spine of the industry”, he emphasized.



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July 2010 “Tamarindo Happenings”

July 4th is American Independence Day; so don’t forget to have a picnic with your family and friends.

Got the Fever? Support your favorite soccer teams by watching the World Cup 2010, ending July 11th. Sharky’s will be open for all games and you can also catch the morning games before 11:30 a.m. at Olga’s Coffee Shop, located in front of Voodoo restaurant.

In July, there will be an Art Exhibition installed at Pacific Park entitled, “Colores y Texturas para una Poema”, featuring paintings by Costa Rican Artist, Felix Murillo, www.felixmurillo.com and Peruvian glass pieces by Andrea Amano, www.amanoglass.com. The exhibit is open to the public Monday – Thursday from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 3:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Don’t miss the opening, July 3, with live music at 5:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Elena Lamíquiz at 8361.5719 or 8857.7224.

Tamarindo’s 10th Annual “Robert August Surf n’ Turf” tournament will be held this year from July 29 – August 1, at Hacienda Pinilla. Registration will be July 28, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., at the Best Western Tamarindo Vista Villas. July 29, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., is the surf competition and lunch at Lola’s, with a 7 p.m. Sushi Dinner. On July 30, at 9 a.m., is the Hacienda Pinilla golf tournament, followed by a 9 p.m. cocktail party. There will also be boat rides to Witches and Ollies (surf permitting) on August 1 – 2. Entry fee is $250 with all proceeds to benefit CEPIA. For more information, visit http://endlessfun.com/surfnturf/ or contact Sandrine at cepiadirector@racsa.co.cr.

Happy Snapper and King Mortgage will host the 3rd Annual July 4th Softball Bash at the Happy Snapper Field located in Brasilito, with the first pitch starting at 1 p.m. The day will also include other games such as Horseshoes, Griabbles, and Bocci, to be followed by an Evening of Live Music as well as 25% off your dinner at Happy Snapper. For more information, please call 2654.4413 or 8707.9939.

Tamarindo Recycles would like to thank Witches Rock Surf Camp for donating the funds for five new recycling barrels that have been added in front of El Coconut Restaurant. Tamarindo Recycles is currently taking donations, please contact them at tamarindorecycles@gmail.com.

Openings:

Aroma Café amp; Lounge opened last month across from Pacific Park by newcomers Ed and Catherine Le Blanc. They will serve breakfast, lunch, and bocas from 9 a.m. –- 9 p.m. daily, except Mondays. For more information, please contact them at 2653.4339 or aromacafelounge@hotmail.com. Stop in for a coffee or bite to eat and introduce yourself.

Serving French Bistro Fare with a focus on fresh Costa Rican Seafood and starting at 6:30 a.m., the Tamarindo Preserve’s Langosta Beach Club restaurant, located on the road to Langosta, is now open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Langosta Beach Club Bar is also open at the same time each day as the restaurant. For more information, please call 2653.1127, or Arnoldo 8372.4444, or Magli 8879.2020.

Tamarindo welcomes the new owners, George Van Engelen and his son, Nico, to Kahiki Restaurant. They will do breakfast and lunch deliveries, and will host a happy hour with 800 colones beer, half price drinks, and free bocas from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. each day. On Fridays, Jesse Bishop will play live music to kick off the weekend. You can find them on Facebook under the name “Kahiki” or call their restaurant at 2653.4263.





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