Speed sensors 'not the cause' of Air France crash: Probe

PARIS: The Air France jetliner's defective airspeed sensors were a "factor but not the cause" of the Airbus's crash in the Atlantic a month ago, the French bureau leading the investigation said Thursday.

"It's one of the factors but not the only one," said Alain Bouillard of the BEA accident investigation agency as it released its first report on the June 1 disaster that left 228 people dead.

"It's a factor but not the cause," he said.