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$261k Fine, Guilty Verdict: Air France, Airbus Found ‘Entirely Responsible’ For 2009 Plane Crash
French airline Air France and aircraft manufacturer Airbus have been found guilty of “corporate manslaughter” in a case linked to the tragic 2009 plane crash that killed 228 people. Although a lower court acquitted the companies in 2023, the Paris Appeals Court found them guilty on Thursday following an eight-week trial tied to what has…
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Passenger Removed Showed No Symptoms – Air France Flight to Detroit Diverted to Canada Over Suspected Ebola Case
An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Montreal on Wednesday due to U.S. flight restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa after it was determined that one of the passengers was from the Democratic Republic of Congo, federal officials and the airline said. Air France boarded the…
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An Airliner Was Falling Out of the Sky With No Way to Steer. Then the Pilots Tried Something Unthinkable.
On July 19, 1989, United Flight 232, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 carrying 296 people, was cruising from Denver to Chicago when the engine in its tail suddenly exploded over Iowa. Capt. Al Haynes heard the bang and thought it might have been a bomb. The DC-10 shuddered, jolted, and snapped hard to the right. First…
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BOEING VS AIRBUS: Could Fly-By-Wire Technology Have Prevented the Al-171 Disaster?
The debate between Boeing and Airbus safety philosophy is once again under intense scrutiny after reports surrounding Air India Flight AI-171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, suggested the aircraft may have lost power after fuel switches were moved to the OFF position during the critical takeoff phase. If true, the question shaking the aviation world is…
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Easyjet Boss Says Summer Flights Won’t Be Hit By Jet Fuel Shortages
The boss of EasyJet has said the airline will not be affected by jet fuel shortages this summer, but says people are booking flights later because of the uncertainty caused by Iran war. Kenton Jarvis told the BBC travellers should not panic as the airline had seen no issues with fuel supplies, adding that people…
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Signature Aviation, Beta Technologies, Republic Airways, And Brickyard Connection Complete Regional Electric Flight Demonstrations Across Florida
Signature Aviation, BETA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BETA) (“BETA”), Republic Airways Holdings Inc., and Brickyard Connection completed three days of high-cadence electric flight demonstrations at Kissimmee Gateway Airport earlier this month following a winter demonstration campaign in Burlington, Vermont, and Plattsburgh, New York, earlier this year. The back-to-back hot- and cold-weather demonstrations prove the readiness of…
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Air France Flight 447 Plunged 38,000 Feet Into Atlantic After Fatal Stall Confusion In Deadly Midnight Storm Nightmare
On the night of June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447 vanished into one of the most violent storm systems over the Atlantic Ocean. The flight had departed Rio de Janeiro bound for Paris with 228 people onboard. Then, somewhere in the darkness above the ocean, the aircraft disappeared without a distress call — triggering…
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DGCA Team To Travel To Boeing Facility In Us For Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s Fuel Control Switch Testing
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will soon travel to plane maker Boeing’s facility in Seattle to test the fuel control switches (FCS) panel from a Boeing 787, which operated between London’s Heathrow airport and Bengaluru airport in February this year. Air India ordered a precautionary fleet-wide reinspection of the FCS latch on its…
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UPS Flight 2976 ‘Flew Perfect’ On Morning Of Crash, Pilots Expressed No Safety Concerns
UPS Flight 2976 Crash Investigation: Pilots Reported “Perfect Flight” Just Hours Before Disaster Federal investigators have released chilling new details about UPS Flight 2976, the cargo aircraft that crashed shortly after departure from Louisville, Kentucky, killing 15 people and triggering one of the aviation industry’s most intense investigations in years. According to newly released records,…
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Southwest Airlines Launches First Overseas Global Innovation Centre In Hyderabad, India – Soon To 1000 Employees
Southwest Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the United States, has launched its first India Global Innovation Centre in Hyderabad. Notably, the Hyderabad facility marks Southwest Airlines’ first-ever Global Innovation Centre outside the United States. The Southwest Airlines Global Innovation Centre in Hyderabad will serve as a strategic hub within the company’s global network,…
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