AIR France Airbus jets experienced at least nine incidents in which airspeed probes iced over in the past year, says an internal company report.
A probe into the June 1 crash of AF 447, in which an A330 jet flying from Rio to Paris plunged into the Atlantic with the loss of all 228 people on board, has focused on contradictory readings from its "pitot" speed probes.
French aviation investigators, as well as the companies Airbus and Air France, have each said there is no firm evidence so far linking speed monitors and the crash.
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