Originally Posted by
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I think this was the main cause. I do feel that the AF plane was in the wrong. place at the wrong time. Its like on the road alwas be careful of anything bigger than you, they hurt. But where was the CRJ supposed to go and hide from the french pilot.
The basic issue is that the AF pilot shouldn't take his aircraft somewhere he's going to hit things. Period.
Excuses could include "I though the CRJ was on the stand [thus providing clearance from the taxiway]" and "ATC has cleared me from [A to B]".
The first is an assumption, and thus theoretically wrong.
The second does not absolve the Captain's responsibility for the safety of the aircraft and occupants.
Bottom line is that the AF Captain drove his jet into another jet.
Which is
de facto a bad thing to do.