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Explore the gripping story behind Air France Flight 447, a tragic incident that shook the aviation world.
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Air France Flight 447 (AF447/AFR447) [b] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. On 1 June 2009, inconsistent airspeed indications and miscommunication led to the pilots inadvertently stalling the Airbus A330.
Oct 13, 2014 · Two out of three Air France pilots were sleeping minutes before their plane plunged into the sea with the loss of all 228 people on board. Details of the last moments of Flight 447, which claimed ...
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Oct 20, 2022 · Air France and the A330 planemaker Airbus stand accused of a catalogue of errors that collectively doomed Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on a Rio de Janeiro to Paris on 1...
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Jun 3, 2009 · June 2, 2009. They were dancers and doctors, engineers and executives, and even royalty. Many were parents, and eight were children. The passengers on the ill-fated Air France Flight 447...
May 12, 2021 · Flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Paris went down on 1 June 2009, killing everyone on board. Investigators found the pilots had lost control when air-speed sensors froze.
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Apr 17, 2023 · Air France and Airbus have been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the crash of Flight 447 in 2009 that killed 228 people.