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Two Air France pilots suspended after fighting in cockpit

Air France planes are parked on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy, near Paris, May 17, 2019. Two Air France pilots were suspended after physically fighting in the cockpit on a Geneva-Paris flight in June 2022. [AP]

Fisticuffs in the cockpit, leaving a leaky engine running while cruising over Africa -- Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols.

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