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The Crash That Could Happen Again

A report last night about an airplane’s sudden loss of its autopilot system en route to Brazil has some frightening similarities to what happened to Air France Flight 447 before it plunged into the Atlantic.

Clive Irving
Clive Irving
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Last night, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that within the last five weeks two Airbus A330 airliners have had critical episodes involving speed sensors—the same kind of emergency that is at the heart of the investigation into the loss of Air France Flight 447.

The first episode involved a TAM...

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Clive Irving

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