Topic: Air France Flight 447
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Air France black box: Were the Air France Flight 447 pilots at fault for crash?
Air France black box: Air France Flight 447 was brought down by a combination of faulty speed sensors and confusion in the cockpit, according to a preliminary analysis by French investigators.
05/27/2011 12:52 pm -
Air France Flight 447 wreckage (but no black box) found in Atlantic
Air France Flight 447 plunged into the ocean en route from Rio to Paris, killing all 228 passengers and crew. The latest search found a section of the aircraft, including bodies, and raised hopes that the black boxes will be found to explain what happened.
04/04/2011 10:13 am -
Libya plane crash kills 103, Libyan authorities rule out terrorism
An Afriqiyah Airline jet carrying 104 people crashed on arrival at Tripoli's airport. The Libya plane crash killed all but one of the passengers, a young Dutch boy.
05/12/2010 11:48 am -
Air France crash still a mystery: new search for black boxes
French authorities will launch a new search in February for the black boxes from Air France flight 447 which crashed in the Atlantic last June. French official is "optimistic" they will find the debris from the crash and solve the mystery.
12/22/2009 12:06 pm -
Four ways to help pilots avoid turbulence
The emergency landing of Continental Flight 128 in Miami Monday adds urgency to ongoing efforts to better predict turbulence.
08/03/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Air France crash prompts changes in Airbus speed sensors
08/01/2009 01:00 am -
Air France 447's black boxes: search to resume
In the second phase of the search beginning next week, sonar and diving equipment will be used to scan the ocean floor.
07/17/2009 01:00 am -
Air France plane didn't break up? Skepticism grows.
Many wonder how French investigators, who announced their findings Thursday, could arrive at that conclusion when so little evidence has been recovered.
07/02/2009 01:00 am -
Air France crash: Probe into two other A330 incidents
Two recent Airbus A330 flights may have had similar computer malfunctions to those suspected in AF Flight 447, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
06/27/2009 01:00 am -
Search for Air France black boxes expected to continue
Locator signals from Flight 447's black boxes may fade after June 30, but investigators are likely to keep looking anyway.
06/26/2009 01:00 am -
The importance of Flight 447's missing black boxes
Black box data can provide key clues to how the crash happened, information that's vital for future airline safety and design.
06/25/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog When did Air France know about faulty air-speed sensors?
An internal document shows the airline was aware of the problem more than a year before flight 447 disappeared.
06/24/2009 01:00 am -
Rudder could be cause of Air France crash, pilots and experts say
There's been a pattern of irregularities linked to the tail fin, but Airbus says it's too soon to know.
06/19/2009 01:00 am -
Flight computers at heart of Air France crash?
Anomalies in on-board computerized controls have destabilized other A330 jets. Airbus sees no link between those cases and Flight 447.
06/17/2009 01:00 am -
Air France crash: What is known so far
Two weeks after the flight disappeared, investigators have pieced together many clues but still need the black boxes.
06/14/2009 01:00 am -
Did Air France Flight 447 break up midair?
Figuring out what caused the crash could shed light on the safety of composites – new materials replacing traditional metals in many aircraft.
06/12/2009 01:00 am -
Terror link to Air France crash?
Two passengers' names match those of Al Qaeda suspects, reports say. But experts caution that it's too early to tell if the link is legitimate.
06/10/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Experts say don't jump to conclusions on Air France crash
Information from "black boxes" and other sources could help prevent future accidents.
06/06/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog 'Jet fuel' slicks not from Air France flight
Debris recovered Thursday not from jet either, say Brazilian officials. Search continues.
06/04/2009 01:00 am -
Discoveries Air France tragedy: Time to require black boxes that float? (They exist)
06/03/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Was Air France flight brought down by turbulence or hail?
100 m.p.h. winds, hail, and rain might have brought Flight 447 down, says a former Air Force meteorologist.
06/02/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Air France debris? It may take another day to confirm.
Helicopters can't get to debris field. Brazilian navy ships won't arrive until Wednesday morning.
06/02/2009 01:00 am -
Discoveries Air France tragedy: How to hunt for deep-sixed black boxes
06/02/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Search begins off Brazil's coast for 'disappeared' Air France flight
Air France reports a possible lightning strike. Airbus 330-200 has a good safety record.
06/01/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog View from Paris: A puzzling tragedy dawns slowly
President Sarkozy calls Air France Flight 447 an unprecedented "catastrophe."
06/01/2009 01:00 am
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