Four days after the crash of Helios Airways aircraft, killing all 121 people on board, the causes of the air tragedy have not been identified. The autopsies that have been carried out so far reveal that passengers were alive before the crash. The first toxicology reports might shed light to the state of the passengers before the crash, since we will be in the position to know whether there was toxic gas on plane. The identity of the person (or two persons) seen by the two F-16 pilots is still a mystery, while it is still unknown why wasn’t the pilot of the aircraft in the cockpit.
Meanwhile, although several bodies of the victims have already been transported to Cyprus, newspaper “Phileleftheros” reveals that Tim Taylor, Civil Aviation consultant, had signed a letter on behalf of the Manager which emphasized the Company’s insufficient operating organization. The letter addressed to Helios business Director and was sent on March 17, 2005, few days before the expiry of Mr. Taylor’s contract with the Cyprus authorities.
Another document by Eurocontrol reveals that the doomed aircraft had not been checked by the competent European services recently. According to ANT1 TV, April 2004 was the last time that the doomed aircraft had been tested by Eurocontrol. The other two Helios aircraft were subject to a test two weeks ago. However, “the hypsometrical controls and navigation could not be an issue to this tragic crash”, Eurocontrol representative told StockWatch.
According to newspaper “Politis”, the police authority has already on its disposal written complaints by the crew. Meanwhile, son of the plane’s co-pilot told Mega TV last night that his father kept a journal of his flights.
Helios Airways insists that its planes were subject to a number of checks in Europe since early 2005 and no problem has risen. According to an announcement, the specific plane had been checked on August 10 and 12.
Meanwhile, although several bodies of the victims have already been transported to Cyprus, newspaper “Phileleftheros” reveals that Tim Taylor, Civil Aviation consultant, had signed a letter on behalf of the Manager which emphasized the Company’s insufficient operating organization. The letter addressed to Helios business Director and was sent on March 17, 2005, few days before the expiry of Mr. Taylor’s contract with the Cyprus authorities.
Another document by Eurocontrol reveals that the doomed aircraft had not been checked by the competent European services recently. According to ANT1 TV, April 2004 was the last time that the doomed aircraft had been tested by Eurocontrol. The other two Helios aircraft were subject to a test two weeks ago. However, “the hypsometrical controls and navigation could not be an issue to this tragic crash”, Eurocontrol representative told StockWatch.
According to newspaper “Politis”, the police authority has already on its disposal written complaints by the crew. Meanwhile, son of the plane’s co-pilot told Mega TV last night that his father kept a journal of his flights.
Helios Airways insists that its planes were subject to a number of checks in Europe since early 2005 and no problem has risen. According to an announcement, the specific plane had been checked on August 10 and 12.
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