Egyptian authorities have yet to release a final report on the May 2016 crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 into the Mediterranean Sea, but France’s accident investigation agency Friday took the unusual step of announcing that it believes the most likely scenario is that a fire broke out in the cockpit and spread rapidly, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent crash. All 66 people aboard the Airbus A320 flying a scheduled service from Paris to Cairo were killed in the accident.
The Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civil, or BEA, apparently is frustrated that more progress has not been made in the accident investigation. “The BEA is ready to continue its collaboration with its Egyptian counterpart should the latter restart the safety investigation into this accident,” the BEA said.
In compliance with international standards laid out in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Annex 13, Aircraft Accident and Incident Investi…
