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Jet crash survivor is conscious, ‘doing well’

A teenage girl who is the only known survivor after a jet crashed into the Indian Ocean is conscious in the hospital with bruises on her face and a gauze bandage on her elbow.

 

Brazil ends search for Air France crash victims

Brazil ends search for Air France crash victims

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.

 

Boeing again delays first flight of 787

Boeing again delays first flight of 787

Boeing Co. said Tuesday it has again delayed the first test flight of its long-awaited 787 jetliner, citing a need to reinforce part of the aircraft.

 

Lufthansa to Acquire U.K. Carrier

Lufthansa to Acquire U.K. Carrier

Deutsche Lufthansa said it reached an agreement with Michael Bishop, the cofounder of British Midland Airways, to buy the airline in stages.

 

Struggling airlines launch more 'a la carte' fees at fliers

Many fliers are frustrated when confronted with an ever-expanding array of fees for services that once were included in the price ...

 

Air France to give crash victims $24,000

Air France to give crash victims $24,000

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.

 

World's Airline Industry Flounders

World's Airline Industry Flounders

With airline traffic still falling and airlines looking to cut costs, optimism is scarce.

 

Report: British Airways Asks Staff to Work for Free

Report: British Airways Asks Staff to Work for Free

British Airways has asked its 40,000 staff to work without pay for up to a month as the ailing airline seeks to cut costs.

 

Air France Messages Leave Questions Unanswered

Air France Messages Leave Questions Unanswered

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

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

 

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