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Air France jet crashed nose-up after 4 minute ordeal

Air France jet crashed nose-up after 4 minute ordeal

Pilots wrestled with the controls of an Air France airliner for more than four minutes before it plunged into the Atlantic with its nose up, killing all 228 people on board, French investigators said on Friday.

 

Hauling up victims' bodies from Air France wreckage controversial

Hauling up victims' bodies from Air France wreckage controversial

Recovery of the doomed Air France jet that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean has entered a grim and controversial new phase: hoisting bodies ...

 

Ships ending Air France black box search

An American colonel says two ships searching for the black boxes of Air France Flight 447 are ending their hunt.

 

Brazil ends search for Air France crash victims

Brazil ends search for Air France crash victims

The Brazilian military said late Friday it is calling off the search for bodies of passengers and crew from the Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic earlier this month.

 

Air France to give crash victims $24,000

Air France to give crash victims $24,000

Air France will give about euro17,500 ($24,000) as an advance to the families of the victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, the company's chief executive said.

 

Air France Messages Leave Questions Unanswered

Air France Messages Leave Questions Unanswered

With black boxes yet to be found from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, investigators are struggling to draw conclusions from physical evidence and 24 automatic messages sent from the plane in the minutes before it disappeared.

 

Brazil: 6 more bodies found in jet crash

Six more bodies were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean where an Air France jet crashed, Brazilian officials said Friday, as the ...

 

Air France CEO not sure sensors caused crash

Air France CEO not sure sensors caused crash

There should be no assumed link between on-board speed sensors and the crash of Air France Flight 447 into the Atlantic Ocean last week, the airline's chief executive said Thursday.

 

Divers Recover Telling Debris From Air France Flight

Brazilian divers have recovered the distinctive red- and blue-striped stabilizer from the tail of the Air France jetliner that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

More Bodies Recovered Near Site of Plane Crash

More Bodies Recovered Near Site of Plane Crash

Three more bodies were found in the ocean near the location where an Air France jet is believed to have crashed a week ago, Brazil’s military said.

 

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