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  A380 Inspections due for Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Air France

  Posted by Robert Wall 11:18 AM on Jan 20, 2012

  Lead A380 operator Singapore Airlines has the most A380s affected by the European Aviation Safety Agency's call for inspection of wing rib-feet on the aircraft, although the airlin... Read More >>

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  BEA Says Air France Flight 447 Stalled

  Posted by Frank Jackman 5:05 PM on May 27, 2011

  France's accident investigation agency, the BEA, today released a four-page report outlining the chain of events that preceded the crash of AF447 into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1,... Read More >>

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  AF447: APU Found But Difficult Search Ahead

  Posted by Robert Wall 7:04 PM on Apr 29, 2011

  The search for debris from AF447 is making gradual progress -- as evidenced by the discovery of the auxiliary power unit -- but the French air accident investigation office, the BE... Read More >>

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  AF447: Will The Black Boxes Yield Clues?

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:17 AM on Apr 27, 2011

  There have been a lot of questions hanging over aspects of the crash of Air France flight 447, including whether the cockpit voice and flight data recorders will yield useful infor... Read More >>

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  AF447: Efforts Ramp Up Again To Recover Airbus A330's Recorders

  Posted by Robert Wall 12:11 PM on Apr 26, 2011

  The newest search phase has begun to pinpoint and recover the cockpit voice and flight data recorders for Air France flight 447, the Airbus A330 that crashed into the Atlantic on a... Read More >>

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  AF447: Pictures of Newly Discovered Wreckage

  Posted by Robert Wall 5:22 PM on Apr 04, 2011

  The French air accident investigation office, the BEA, has released these pictures of what Air France AF447 wreckage it has found. The crash site is near the last known location of... Read More >>

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  Air France Gets New 777-300ER; Its 200th Boeing Aircraft

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:32 AM on Dec 10, 2010

  When Air France first started buying the Boeing 777, there was a lot of pressure on the airline not to make too big a deal of it. After all, the French carrier should buy French ai... Read More >>

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  Concorde Verdict Pending

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:29 AM on Dec 06, 2010

  A judgement is due to finally come down today in France on whether anyone is responsible for the  July 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde in which 113 persons died.Suspected... Read More >>

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  New Business Class Seats For Air France

  Posted by Rupa Haria 2:14 PM on Sep 22, 2010

  Air France has released images of the new business class seats it will be rolling out on long-haul aircraft over the next three years. Air France says the lie-flat bed will be one ... Read More >>

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  Post AF447, Air France Creates Safety Committee

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:51 AM on Sep 10, 2010

  In the wake of the crash of Air France AF447 last year, Air France's safety culture came in for heavy criticism. The topic became toxic within the company, after management hinted ... Read More >>

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