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Je, Kingfisher in touch .with Airbus after' Air France plane crash

A file picture of the Air France passenger jet which

dtopped off radar over the AtJantiewith 228 passengers . on June 1- AFP , The Jet spokesperson also said, % January 2008 Airbus ' I In the backdiop of flight AF had called for an inspectionof 447, Air France's ill-fited Air- Airspeed Indication System , bus 330 aircraft that was in- of the Airbus A 330 fleet. A volved in last week's crrisb in pragramme was initiated and the Atlantic Ocean, Indian all iaspections in accor&nce airline compauies using the with Airbus requirements same aircraftmodel'-' Jet Air- were competed by April ways 4 -her Airlines 2b09." Jet has 12 Airbus 330 - have said they are in con- in its fleet, of which 10 are stant touch w t Airbus. ih being'operated by itself and "Jet Airways is in contin- ,'twohave-been leased out. uous communication ,with Kingfisher Airlines cur' ' -Airbus, if and when any hew rently has five A330s in its , development/re uirement. fleet. According to Kingfish, , arises they ,will complied ' eYs-- spdkespersorl, " l of Al wt; its spokesperson t?ld these aircraft afe equipped. ih . Bm'nessLine. ' - with &e.latest spqd s e m r s Till date,, hi R ' i W air- and h e q e no upgrade, br s r & m ~ a ~ has r is- &ang& are required to be e not sued any directhe to airlines - hadeatthis time". ' r&gardiqg f& inQirbus He alsdsaid the airline is in any a 330 planes. However, quoting "full compliance with all pre' 'French air infestigatars, for- cautionary guidelines issued eign media reports said on by the air'craftmanuhcturer". Maday that Airbus had detecte.d -faulty speed readings on its A330 aircraft ahead of COirecfion last week's crash. and had advised clients to replace a pait. he headline of the front page fiairspeed 4ndicatbr is a lead story on Monday (June 8, flight instrument that dis- 20m) should read 'Tndustry . plays airspeed. This airspeed on road to recovery; output indicator has standardized nearing iast-yeahhigh", and markings for a mdlti-eMne ' not rrs published. The error is airplane. regretted.
ShuMwaTandoa M.umhi, June 8

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