Who pays more attention to the news or is interested in the world of civil aviation possibly remember the factual EgyptAir flight 804, which, almost two years ago, fell into the Mediterranean Sea on the way from Paris to Cairo and left no survivors. The tragedy has certainly left its marks of mourning and indignation on the families of the victims, but the loved ones of those who are now gone are turning to an unlikely culprit: Apple.
To understand the case, it is necessary to go back to investigating the causes of the plane crash. The responsible authorities did not detect any distress call prior to the disaster and the only evidence of a possible reason for the incident was the triggering of a smoke alarm in one of the aircraft's front toilets, as well as in the aviation area below the cabin. pilots. When recovering parts of the plane, the expert was able to verify that its front part was strongly hit by fires, causing the fall.
It was not possible to determine, however, what caused the fire to start. Among the speculated reasons between explosives and a short circuit in the avinic area, one called attention: a possible failure in the iPhone 6s or in iPad mini of one of the pilots, stored on the dashboard cockpit, where one of the biggest fire spots was detected. At the time of the investigation, one of the French experts declared that there was a "worrying parallel" between the location of the devices and one of the possible fire starting places.
Now, some families of victims of the tragic flight are suing Apple (and EgyptAir) for the alleged fault in the disaster. The information is TMZ, but they do not address what the terms of the action are or in which jurisdiction it is being moved, but apparently the case will be tried in Egypt. It is also unclear how the prosecution's part intends to prove that a Ma aircraft was responsible, albeit partially for the plane crash, although the report claims to have seen documents with sufficient evidence to prove the company's responsibility in the case.
In response, Apple just said that there is no concrete connection between the possible reasons for the crash of the plane with its devices and that it intends to collaborate in every possible way with the investigation, adding that it always tests its products against international standards maximum security.
What a situation
via 9to5Mac
