Air France sues over 2005 crash at Pearson

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Air France sues over 2005 crash at Pearson

Written by Drew Mccarthy

The French airline and its insurers are suing the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, which runs Pearson, the federal government and the country's air-traffic control agency for about $180 million, charging they all cut corners that contributed to the crash of its Airbus A340 jet.

Air France is still landing A340s on Runway 24L at Pearson. Doesn't that undermine its entire case?

What do you think?

COMMENTS

Written by Guest on 2008-06-11 11:07:02

You've just pointed out a half a dozen good reasons why the GTAA et al.should not be found responsible. The Transportation Safety Board's report(Report Number A05H0002)is available on-line.

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Written by Bill on 2008-06-11 09:19:37

It seems very unlikely that the GTAA would be found guilty in this action. Thunderstorm, the flight made a go-around because of cell activity in the area, the pilot was fully aware that other aircraft were diverting, but he still attempted to land, even after not being able to touch down until he was halfway down the runway. The fact that the aircraft aquaplaned due to surface water should have indicated to the pilot that he wasn't going to make a safe stop, and he should have aborted the landing. Given that the runway has a "hump", this should have made the pilot all the more cautious. (The 1st officer was flying, I think).
IMVHO, this lawsuit is just the insurance company just trying to recoup the payouts.

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