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Dozens killed as plane crashes on motorway in northern Russia
21/06/2011 - RUSSIA

Dozens killed as plane crashes on motorway in northern Russia

Forty-four people were killed and eight more were wounded when a plane crashed onto a motorway while trying to land in Petrozavodsk, northern Russia, after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, officials said on Tuesday.
Two years on, the truth about the doomed AF447 flight
01/06/2011 - BRAZIL - FRANCE

Two years on, the truth about the doomed AF447 flight

Turbulence, faulty instrument readings and a stalled engine. That could be the deadly combination of factors that caused Air France Flight 447 to crash en route from Brazil to Paris in June 2009. All 228 passengers and crew on board were killed. This new information comes from the black boxes of the plane's wreckage, recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic earlier this month.
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The truth at last: black boxes reveal what happened on flight AF447
27/05/2011 - BRAZIL - FRANCE

The truth at last: black boxes reveal what happened on flight AF447

A combination of pilot and technical errors caused Air France flight 447 to crash into the Atlantic on June 1st 2009. The recently retrieved black boxes have shown that the plane's pitot tubes, which monitor air speed, had malfunctioned, causing pilots to lose control of the plane. All 228 people on board were killed in the accident.
USA: who are the key players in the Strauss-Kahn scandal?
18/05/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

USA: who are the key players in the Strauss-Kahn scandal?

As Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces a raft of sexual assault charges; we take a look at the people set to become household names as he fights to clear his name. Meanwhile, investigators are finally analysing the black-boxes from the Air France flight that crashed into the ocean off Brazil nearly two years ago.
Smolensk air crash: controversy overshadows anniversary
12/04/2011 - THE WEEK IN EUROPE

Smolensk air crash: controversy overshadows anniversary

Political tension overshadows commemorations of the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash one year ago. Meanwhile, concern in Germany is fuelling doubt over nuclear power here in France. Finally, we look at how a 75-year-old Georgian woman cut off internet access to 3 million Armenians.
Divided Poles mark anniversary of plane crash
10/04/2011 - POLAND

Divided Poles mark anniversary of plane crash

Poles took to the streets Sunday to commemorate the deaths of former president Lech Kaczynski and 95 others, who perished in a plane crash one year ago. But the event has been marred by political divisions, says our correspondent in Warsaw.
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Boeing clears majority of 737 planes for take-off after safety scare
05/04/2011 - AVIATION

Boeing clears majority of 737 planes for take-off after safety scare

Boeing inspectors cleared the majority of its older 737s for flight Tuesday after cracks found in Southwest jetliners caused the aviation giant to conduct widespread safety checks on the model.
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Death toll rises from UN plane crash in Kinshasa
05/04/2011 - DR CONGO

Death toll rises from UN plane crash in Kinshasa

The death toll from Monday's United Nations plane crash at Kinshasa airport has risen to 32, with one survivor, a UN spokesperson has said. The accident is one of the worst-ever involving UN transport.
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Cracks found in more Southwest Airlines planes
04/04/2011 - AVIATION

Cracks found in more Southwest Airlines planes

Inspectors have found small cracks in three more Southwest Airlines planes that are similar to those suspected of causing a jetliner to lose pressure and make an emergency landing in Arizona on Friday.
Air France and Airbus face court over Rio crash costing 228 lives
25/02/2011 - France

Air France and Airbus face court over Rio crash costing 228 lives

A French judge has summoned Air France and Airbus to appear in court over a 2009 plane crash that cost 228 lives. The companies face possible manslaughter charges.
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