https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/af447/ Af447 News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T10:21:44+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/pilot-error-mooted-as-cause-of-air-france-af447-crash/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/pilot-error-mooted-as-cause-of-air-france-af447-crash/ Pilot error has been identified as the likely cause of the crash of Air France flight AF447, which came down over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 with the loss of all 228 people on board. Initial investigations revealed faulty air speed monitors had played a role in the crash, but a new report suggests the two pilots on board could have saved the situation. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:22:23 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/french-forensics-begin-identifying-air-france-flight-447-victims/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/french-forensics-begin-identifying-air-france-flight-447-victims/ A team of French forensic experts are beginning the task of identifying the decomposed remains of 104 victims of Air France flight 447, which crashed off the coast of Brazil two years ago. The bodies, many still strapped to their seats, were raised last month from the wreckage, which was lying three miles under the Atlantic. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:02:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-comments-on-af447-tragedy/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-comments-on-af447-tragedy/ On the eve of second anniversary of Air France’s Flight 447 tragedy, Air France has issued a statement saying that the carrier and its staff are turning their thoughts to the families of the passengers and crew who were aboard the fight to wish to express their full solidarity. The aircraft crashed over the Atlantic Ocean on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris Sun, 29 May 2011 07:00:48 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-rio-crash-plunged-for-over-three-minutes/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-rio-crash-plunged-for-over-three-minutes/ The Air France jet which crashed into the Atlantic en route from Rio in 2009 stalled and fell in three and a half minutes, French investigators report. The air accident investigations bureau found the crew were faced with contradictory speed readings just before the plane crashed. Fri, 27 May 2011 15:46:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-flight-447-black-box-data-preserved/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-flight-447-black-box-data-preserved/ All flight data from Air France flight 447 that crashed into the Atlantic in 2009 has been preserved in the aircraft’s black box recorders, French aviation authorities have confirmed.  The announcement comes after investigators said it recovered the data from the recorders, pulled from the ocean floor after a search lasting almost two years. Tue, 17 May 2011 19:45:16 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-flight-af447-flight-recorded-located/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-flight-af447-flight-recorded-located/ Officials scouring the Atlantic seabed have located one of the two flight recorders from Air France flight AF447. The flight was lost on June 1st 2009, killing all 228 people on board. Mon, 02 May 2011 06:18:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/debris-from-af-447-located-in-atlantic-ocean/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/debris-from-af-447-located-in-atlantic-ocean/ Investigators searching for the wreckage of Air France flight AF 447 – which crashed over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 – have located wreckage on the ocean floor. Parts of the fuselage – reported to contain corpses of some of the 228 killed – were located at depths of up to 4,000 meters below the surface by the Alucia search vessel. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:55:07 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-faces-manslaughter-charges-over-air-france-flight-447/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-faces-manslaughter-charges-over-air-france-flight-447/ Airbus faces manslaughter charges over the 228 passengers and crew killed when Air France Flight 447 came down off the coast of Brazil in 2009. Preliminary charges have been laid by a judge in France to begin a formal investigation into the European aerospace giant. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:57:50 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-flight-447-flight-recorded-located/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-france-flight-447-flight-recorded-located/ A French submarine has located the flight recorders from Air France Flight 447, which crashed over the Atlantic Ocean last year with the loss of 228 lives. Using sonar from the nuclear naval submarine Emeraude, investigators have narrowed the search to a 5km square area of seabed, but the recovery operation remains challenging. Thu, 06 May 2010 14:53:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-to-replace-speed-probes-linked-to-flight-447-disaster/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airbus-to-replace-speed-probes-linked-to-flight-447-disaster/ European aviation-safety regulators have ordered carriers flying large Airbus aircraft to replace their pitot speed probes made by Thales with those made by Goodrich. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:31:05 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090703104436115/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090703104436115/ Air France Flight 447 was intact when it hit the Atlantic Ocean, according to the first report released by the French accident bureau investigating the disaster in which all 228 onboard lost their lives.The Airbus A330 did not break up in flight, and neither was it in a nose or tail-down dive, according to investigators. A study of 660 pieces of debris showed that it had shattered only when it hit the sea belly-first. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:44:45 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090701111508807/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090701111508807/ Airbus could be forced to ground its worldwide fleet of long-range aircraft tomorrow when accident investigators publish their first account on what caused Air France Flight 447 to crash off the coast of Brazil on 1 June.Experts believe that the French accident bureau will report that faulty speed data and electronics caused the Airbus 330 to stall during a tropical thunderstorm, killing 228 people. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:15:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090618121356941/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090618121356941/ Crash investigators said there were “getting closer” to understanding what brought down Air France Flight 447 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, citing electronic failures leading to faulty speed readings as the likely cause.Paul-Louis Arslanian, chief of the French accident investigation bureau, BEA, said: “Considering all the work that has been done and all we have at our disposal, I think we may be getting a bit closer to our goal.” Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:16:17 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090612102216275/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090612102216275/ An Italian pensioner who arrived late for the Air France plane flight that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean last week has been killed in a car accident. Johanna Ganthaler from Bolzano-Bozen province had been holidaying with her husband in Brazil but missed the fated Flight 447 after turning up last for the flight from Rio de Janeiro. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:22:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090610134033112/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090610134033112/ A French nuclear submarine has arrived at the scene of the Air France crash off the coast of Brazil to search for the flight’s data recorders, which could be lying up to 6,000m deep on the bed of the Atlantic.The black boxes, which emit a locator signal for about 30 days, could provide vital clues as to why the Airbus A330 crashed on 1 June, killing all 228 on board. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:40:25 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090609164857768/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090609164857768/ Search crews have found more bodies in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing the total recovered from Air France Flight 447 to 29.They have also recovered the vertical stabiliser from the tail section of the airliner, according to Air Force Col. Henry Munhoz, a spokesman for the Brazilian airforce. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:41:10 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090608135435176/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090608135435176/ French and Brazilian search teams have now recovered 17 bodies from the Atlantic Ocean where the Air France Airbus A330 crashed Monday.The discoveries come as French officials have confirmed that the airliner may have lost control after its speed sensors were blocked by ice. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:54:58 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090604180356855/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090604180356855/ Air France Flight 447 may have stalled after pilots slowed down too much after encountering turbulence, according to new information leaked to the French press.Airbus is sending advice on flying in storms to operators of its A330 jets, according to Le Monde newspaper. The report reminds crews to maintain adequate speed and the correct attitude, or angle of flight, when entering heavy turbulence. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:03:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2009060412053984/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2009060412053984/ The chief investigator of Air France Flight 447 said that the world may never know the reason why the Airbus A330 crashed into the Atlantic with 228 people onboard.Despite a fleet from the Brazilian navy continuing its search for bodies and debris, accident investigators believe the chances of recovering the black box would be virtually zero as it would be 3,000 metres under water - a depth at which no black boxes have previous been recovered. The search would be made even tougher as the ocean floor in the region is mountainous. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:05:45 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090603141117796/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090603141117796/ French accident investigators said they are “not optimistic” of ever finding the black box from the Air France flight 447 jet as it would be lying on Atlantic Ocean floor at a depth of up to 3,000 metres.Four navy ships with recovery equipment and a tanker are heading to a 5km strip of water about 745 miles north-east of Recife where a Brazilian Air Force spotter plane located debris including plane seats, an orange buoy, wiring, metal pieces and jet fuel stains. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:11:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20070719111600932/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20070719111600932/ Airport safety is now under scrutiny in the wake of Brazil’s deadliest air disaster, which killed 200 passengers, crew and ground staff after an Airbus 320 crashed at Sao Paulo’s busiest airport. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:16:15 +0000