Topic: Airbus A330
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Two airplanes clip each other, no injuries (+video)
Two airplanes clip on the taxiway at Newark, N.J., airport. A Scandinavian Airlines' left airplane wing clipped the tail of a United Airlines airplane, ripping a portion of the left wing.
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Lessons from Air France Flight 447 Rio-to-Paris crash (+video)
The final report on the crash of Air France Flight 447 says France's flagship carrier was subject to fewer inspections than smaller airlines. The investigators issued 25 recommendations, including ways to improve pilot training, cockpit design, and inspections.
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Nigeria plane crash: Did the plane run out of fuel?
Nigeria plane crash: The pilot reported that both engines had failed as the Dana Air flight approached Lagos. What causes two engines to fail?
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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 A380 jumbo jet clips Delta aircraft (video)
Air France A380: The world's biggest passenger jet half spins at smaller Delta jet at New York's JFK airport Monday night. This was the second time an A380 has hit another jet on the ground.
04/12/2011 12:58 pm -
Air France wreckage could provide answers to mysterious crash
French authorities say they have found the engine and parts of the fuselage of the Air France plane that crashed in 2009 off Brazil's coast.
04/04/2011 03:46 pm -
Teen sailor Abby Sunderland blogs days adrift in ocean were 'crazy'
"Crazy is the word that really describes everything that has happened best," Abby Sunderland wrote Saturday morning.
06/12/2010 01:58 pm -
Teenage sailor Abby Sunderland rescued by French fishing vessel
Abby Sunderland was rescued from her crippled sailboat in the southern Indian Ocean.
06/12/2010 11:02 am -
Rough weather delays teen sailor Abby Sunderland rescue
Rough weather will delay Abby Sunderland's rescue.
06/11/2010 04:17 pm -
Clues to the cause of the Libya plane crash
Photos already offer clues to the cause of the Afriqiyah Airways Libyan plane crash Wednesday, says an aviation safety expert. And some are asking, why is a 10-year-old Dutch boy the sole survivor?
05/12/2010 05:20 pm -
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 -
Detroit attack: terrorist once again confounds airport security
From 9/11 to the Christmas Day attack on Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit, terrorists have changed their tactics to get around airport security.
12/27/2009 01:19 pm -
Airport security tightens across Europe after Nigerian terrorist attempt
Airline passengers across Europe faced body searches and new limits on hand luggage. Authorities say that Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab of Nigeria flew from Lagos to Amsterdam before boarding Northwest Airlines Flight 253 for Detroit.
12/26/2009 01:09 pm -
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 -
For some Comorians, the Yemenia Airways crash is no surprise
Warnings were raised two years ago about the downed Airbus. According to an immigrant safety advocate, 'We are put in trashy planes that do not meet the norms.'
06/30/2009 01:00 am -
Will second crash in one month hurt Airbus image?
With just four companies manufacturing large commercial planes, any accident draws scrutiny to a firm.
06/30/2009 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 -
Global News Blog Air France upgrades all speed sensors
Meanwhile, Boeing sounds a bullish note at the Paris Air Show.
06/15/2009 01:00 am
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