Air France plane turned back to Dominican Republic

FULL ARTICLE AT Vancouver Sun
2009-07-03 21:52:24
SANTO DOMINGO - An Air France plane from the Dominican Republic to Paris had to turn back shortly after takeoff due to a problem with the air conditioning, the company said Friday.
\”A problem was detected in the air conditioning and we decided it was…

Air France jet ‘did not break up mid-air’

FULL ARTICLE AT Herald Sun
2009-07-02 16:19:57
A month-long probe into the June 1 disaster also has found that defective air speed monitors on the Airbus 330 were \”a factor but not the cause\” of the crash, the worst in Air France’s history.
\”The plane was not destroyed while in flight,\” said…

France extends search for Air France black box

FULL ARTICLE AT TVNZ
2009-07-03 11:11:38
ReutersBrazilian Navy sailors pick a piece of debris from Air France flight AF447 out of the Atlantic Ocean
Investigators have extended the search for the flight recorders of an Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic last month and still hope…

AF447: report out, surprise from Airbus, Air France defensive

FULL ARTICLE AT Flight International Blogs
2009-07-02 16:58:49
That’s a concept that has got a lot of airtime since the A330 crash but
there are practical and cost arguments against it. However, satcoms are
becoming cheaper and it’s no longer out of the question. Whether it’s
worth it is a debatable point. These…

Investigators: Air France plane crashed intact

FULL ARTICLE AT CNN
2009-07-02 14:16:25
PARIS, France (CNN) — The Air France plane that crashed last month with 228 people aboard \”did not break up or become destroyed in flight,\” the French air investigation agency announced Thursday.
Brazilian Navy officers hold a wreath during a tribute…

Qaeda warns France of revenge for burka stance

FULL ARTICLE AT Beltway Blips
2009-06-30 20:51:41
France in NATO: Why It Matters
www.brusselsjournal.com 3/27/2009 — French President
Nicolas Sarkozy has responded to critics of his decision to return France
fully to NATO by downplaying
the significance of the plan. Sarkozy has argued that France’s…

Doomed Air France plane hit sea intact: Investigators

FULL ARTICLE AT Times of India
2009-07-02 17:18:56
PARIS:
The Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic last month hit the water
intact and at high speed but was missing for six hours before an emergency was
declared, French investigators said on
Thursday.
Evidence from
wreckage indicates the…

Air France 447 jet did not break apart in the air

FULL ARTICLE AT International Business Times
2009-07-02 14:24:29
REFILE - CLARIFYING THE PHOTO WAS A FILE PHOTO TAKEN DURING A MISSION NOT RELATED TO THE SEARCH FOR AIR FRANCE FLIGHT 447. A Breguet Atlantique long-range reconnaissance aircraft is pictured on a runway in this undated handout file photo released on…

Air France jetliner did not break up in mid-air

FULL ARTICLE AT Malaysiakini
2009-07-02 19:54:37
The Air France jetliner that crashed in the Atlantic between Brazil and West Africa with 228 people on board hit the ocean intact and did not break up in mid-air, the French bureau leading the investigation said Thursday.
A month-long probe into the…

Air France Flight Hit Ocean Vertically

FULL ARTICLE AT Time Magazine
2009-07-03 05:19:32
(LE BOURGET, France) Air France Flight 447 plunged vertically into the Atlantic Ocean intact at a very high speed, a top French investigator said Thursday, adding that problems with the plane’s speed sensors were not the direct cause of the…