As this edition of the eNews is readied for sending, the world’s press and online sources have made everyone aware of the grim necessity of finding the cause of the loss of Air France flight 447 that apparently plunged into the turbulent Atlantic earlier this week taking the lives of all aboard. Grieving relatives await answers, and future passengers on all the world’s airlines would benefit from safety experts solving this mystery. Of particular interest to Interference Technology readers is the news that London law firm Stewarts is preparing to sue Airbus, Qantas Airlines, and a computer manufacturer on behalf of passengers injured when a Qantas flight approaching Perth, Australia took a sudden dive that resulted in serious injuries to those thrown against the roof of the cabin. A recent posting to the Stewart website indicates that the firm’s aviation expert has now added this latest disaster to his inquiries. The Airbus A330 is a “wired plane” that relies on computers to guide the air craft. In the Qantas incident, the air data inertial reference unit (ADIRU) malfunctioned. Stewart experts are examining the possibility that this particular model of plane, involved in both disasters, is more subject to electromagnetic interference—perhaps a factor in catastrophic failure and the loss of all electrical systems in a short period of time.View the posting on the Stewart website.
Possible Tie-In in Air France/Qantas Disasters?
