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nun ein gefundenes Fressen für die Medien...
Incident: Air France A332 over Atlantic on Nov 30th 2009, Mayday call due to severe turbulence
By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Nov 30th 2009 16:22Z, last updated Monday, Nov 30th 2009 16:22Z
An Air France Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCK performing flight AF-445 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL380 overhead the Atlantic on airway UN741 just before waypoint DEKON about 680nm northeast of Fortaleza,CE (Brazil) and 750nm southwest of Praia (Portugal, Cape Verde), when the crew called Mayday on the international emergency frequency indicating, they encountered severe turbulence and were descending to a lower altitude. The airplane was seen enroute at FL280 overhead France and landed safely at Paris Charles de Gaulle 6:40 hours after the emergency call.
The Mayday call was relayed by the crew of a TAM Airbus A330-200 registration PT-MVG performing flight JJ-8055 from Paris CDG to Rio de Janeiro,RJ (Brazil) at around 03:50Z (Nov 30th).
Air France have not (yet) returned calls for comment.
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