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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9954

4 August 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
EASA to demand replacement of Pitot probes with Goodrich counterparts for Airbus A330 and A340

Brussels, 03/08/2009 (Agence Europe) - As a precautionary measure and on the basis of analyses carried out by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is planning to propose an Airworthiness Directive mandating that all Airbus A330/A340 aircraft, currently fitted with French Thales Pitot probes be fitted with at least two US Goodrich probes (external speed indicators). According to an EASA press release published on Friday 31 July, the directive in question is expected to be drawn up and...

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