Brazil Since the tragic crash of Air France flight AF447, everyone has been wondering about the real cause of the crash - was it faulty equipment, pilot error, turbulence, mixture of events, or something else? The only thing that could answer these questions are the 2 black boxes. Earlier efforts were targeted towards the ping from the boxes, but since the battery would have died by now, the search phase has changed. Now, the French accident investigation board, known by its acronym BEA, will... Full Story

Brazil Contrary to Brazilian pathologists' earlier speculations with regards to Air France flight AF447 breaking up in the air, french investigators have released a report indicating that the airplane broke on impact.   BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds said if the plane had broken up in the air, pieces of the fuselage would have been found twisted in a variety of directions. Instead they showed signs of compression in one direction, resulting from the plane hitting the water on its... Full Story

Brazil On May 31st, Air France flight AF447 went missing some time after it took off from Rio de Janeiro en route to Paris. It was realized that the flight had crashed into the ocean and even after 19 days of the crash, out of the 228 victims, only 49-50 bodies have recovered. Following is the update on the current findings - Almost all of the bodies recovered from the ocean had fractures to arms, legs and hips, and few had any clothing. The injuries are similar to injuries due to high altitude... Full Story

Paris, France The Air France Flight 477 tragedy is slowly unfolding.  The worst fears seem to be coming true, the plane was destroyed and all passengers were lost.  Two bodies have been found floating in the ocean, along with a single briefcase.  There is still little information as to why the plane did crash, but speculation is continuing.   Airbus had recommended to all its airline customers that they replace speed-measuring instruments known as Pitot tubes on the A330, the model... Full Story

Brazil The Air Force Airbus A330 flight (flight no AF447) that went missing last Sunday night has now been declared as crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. Earlier Brazilian airforce planes had found life jacket, seats, etc. but now they have found two more important things - 23 Foot piece of the airplane and a 12 mile oil slick (shown in the picture).   Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim confirmed Tuesday that a 3-mile swath of wreckage, found more than 300 miles off the South American coast... Full Story

Rome, Italy Air France announced that it has agreed to pay $432 million (323 million euros) for 25% stake in the troubled Italian Airline Alitalia.  Roco Sabelli, CEO of CAI the owner of Alitalia in a press conference mentioned, “Air France showed more conviction than other suitors”. Alitalia declared bankruptcy on Aug 29th 2008 and has been subjected to various suiters like Lufthansa, etc. The future of the airlines was in grave danger esp. due to it past financial records and current... Full Story