Topic: Passenger Transportation

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Air France upgrades all speed sensors

Meanwhile, Boeing sounds a bullish note at the Paris Air Show.

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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.

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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.

Air France pilots urge change in air-speed sensors

Clues to Flight 447's failure may lie in Airbus tail section found Monday. Some airlines are starting to replace the instruments, known as Pitot tubes.

Search for AF447: More bodies found as focus shifts to plane's sensors

A French submarine is heading to the area to help locate the plane's black boxes, which may be at the bottom of the ocean.

Two bodies, briefcase from Air France flight recovered

A Brazilian navy ship picked up a backpack, briefcase, and Air France flight 447 boarding pass.

'Jet fuel' slicks not from Air France flight

Debris recovered Thursday not from jet either, say Brazilian officials. Search continues.

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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.

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.

Brazilian Air Force spots debris: Is it the Air France jet?

An orange buoy, an aircraft seat, and oil sighted near to Flight 447's last reported position.

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.

View from Paris: A puzzling tragedy dawns slowly

President Sarkozy calls Air France Flight 447 an unprecedented "catastrophe."

Missing plane baffles aviation experts

With a good safety record and robust backup systems, the Airbus 330 wouldn't be easily downed by lightning, they say.

High hopes for high speed

A $13 billion proposal could lay high-speed tracks in the midwest, California, and Florida.

Already pummeled by recession, airlines now must deal with concerns about flu

Airplanes themselves are safe, experts say, but flights to Mexico have been cut. Drug cartel violence is an issue too.