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DorothyKwong
January2,2016
KarenSchrader
InternationalManagement,SchoolofBusiness
FachhochschuleNordwestschweiz
but it was not realized by the copilot and the action remained uncorrected (Palmer,
2013). In order to reinforce copilots responsibilities and optimize the decisionmaking
process, a new decisionmaking method is introduced to ensure copilots to voice out
their next action before the final decision is made by the Captain (Bureau dEnquetes et
dAnalyses,2012,p.215).
Air France is also spendingextraefforttokeeptrackofitsaircraft.Itwas2hourslater for
Air France to be notified of the lost contact of AF 447 by another Air Frances airliner
(Cramoisi, 2010). The first search team for the aircraft departed more than 9 hoursafter
the crash (United States Government Accountability Office, 2015, p. 14). The delayed
search and rescue created the obstacle for a swift recovery of AF 447. The lengthy
search for AF 447s wreckageprompted AirFrancetoimplementamoreprecisetracking
system for its aircraft from year 2010 with the standard higher than the average of the
industry (Air France KLM, n.d
.
). Recommended by BEA, Air France equipped all its
aircraft with underwater locator beacon flight recorders with 90 days of autonomy to
replace the one with 30 days of signal emission used by AF 447 (Bureau dEnquetes et
dAnalyses, 2012, p. 203). This would maximize the chance for the recovery of flight
recorders in the event of searches which are longer than 30 days. Furthermore, Air
France reduced the interval for the automated reporting of the aircrafts position from10
minutes to 1 minute when there is a divergence of planned flight path (Air France KLM,
n.d
.
). This can detect the abnormality of the flight track which may lead to an imminent
accident.
This review of literature has focused on Air Frances remedies for the AF 447 accident.
The loss of AF 447 gives a tragic lesson to Air France and the Airline is committed to
optimizing its safety management systems to the utmost to prevent future accidents. Air
France takesaccountoftheimportanceoforganizational performancetotheconstruction
of an effective SMS. It is essential for anairlinetocreateaculturethatflight safetyisthe
number one priority which is respected by every employeeinthecompanyandrelated
entities (Air France KLM, n.d
.
). This will raise[ ] safety awareness and result[ ] in a
reduction of accidents and injuries (Stolzer & Gogliam, 2015, p. 219). With the
application of SMS, Air Frances flight safety procedures are reinforced on a dailybasis.
Nevertheless, the French Airline is always striving for improvements of safety
management so that it can detect potential risks in a proactivemanner(AirFranceKLM,
n.d
.
). Air Frances effort to improve its safety management system is recognized. It is
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