For Air France Flight 447, the A330 that disappeared enroute from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Paris (CDG), there are many news reports that state the pilots made no “Mayday” call. As an example, the AP story states, “The crew made no distress call before the crash, but the plane’s system sent an automatic message […]
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