“The storm is the number one enemy”: how to ensure the safety of flights in bad weather?

Rare measures, taken to ensure passenger safety. “It may happen once every five years, barely,” notes Vincent Gilles, vice-president of the National Union of Line Pilots (SNPL). The storm, It is the number one enemy of the plane. This can destroy a device. In flight, we spread about twenty nauticals (about 40 km) minimum of such an event if it appears on our radar. »»