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Ships ending Air France black box search

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

 

Air France plane went down 'almost vertically'

Air France plane went down 'almost vertically'

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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 today.

 

Brazil ends search for Air France crash victims

Brazil ends search for Air France crash victims

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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

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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.

 

French: No conclusions in Flight 447 probe; over 400 pieces found

French: No conclusions in Flight 447 probe; over 400 pieces found

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French investigators say more than 400 pieces of Flight 447 have been recovered in the Atlantic.

 

Air France Messages Leave Questions Unanswered

Air France Messages Leave Questions Unanswered

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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

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

 

Family joins Air France jet probe

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The family of a victim of the Air France crash joins a manslaughter investigation in an effort to access files on the case.

 

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

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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.

 

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