(Gatineau, Quebec, November 20, 2007) - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will release, on November 22, 2007, its final report (A05F0047) into the Air Transat loss-of-rudder incident that occurred on 6 March 2005. The report will be released on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and spokespersons will be available for interviews in Montréal, Québec. The Media Availability will start at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Air Investigator Charles Laurence and his team will be available for scheduled interviews beginning at 10:30.
Where:
Victoria Room - Delta Hotel
777 University Street
Montréal, Québec
Canada H3C 3Z7
On 6 March 2005 at 06:45 a.m. (Greenwich mean time) Air Transat flight 961 leaving Varadero, Cuba, for Quebec City, Quebec, encountered stability problems 17 minutes after take-off. The aircraft, an Airbus A-310, was cleared to a lower altitude and stabilized. As the company had maintenance facilities in Varadero, the crew requested a return to that locale and successfully landed. It had 262 passengers and 9 crew members on board.
The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
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To schedule an interview, contact:
John Cottreau
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Cellular: (613) 292-4146
or
Julie Leroux
Media Relations Specialist
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Telephone: (819) 994-8067
