Two Air-France pilots have been suspended after a physical altercation in the cockpit, reports say.
The captain and first officer exchanged blows as they flew an Airbus A320 from Geneva to Paris in June, Swiss news outlet La Tribune said.
Members of the cabin crew intervened after hearing the noise. One crew member stayed in the cockpit until the flight landed safely.
The incident did not affect the flight, the airline told La Tribune.
News of the incident comes after a report issued Wednesday by France’s air investigation agency, BEA, said that some Air France pilots lack rigor in respecting procedures during safety incidents.
The report also found that some pilots were acting based on their own analysis of the situation instead of following safety protocols, pointing to several cases that have occurred since 2017.
One such incident occurred on a December 2020 Air France flight from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo to Paris. There was a fuel leak on the plane, and while pilots rerouted the plane, they didn’t cut power to the engine or land as soon as possible, as safety procedures require when there is a leak.
Air France said it is carrying out a safety audit in response.
With agency report
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