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The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into a plane crash at an airfield in Zellwood Saturday.
Birmingham Airport latest: Runway shut and flights halted after ‘aircraft incident’
The runway is temporarily closed
Tribute to Aviation: Honoring the history and legacy of American aviation
Montrose Regional Airport hosts the historic Connie C121 Bataan Aircraft.
Airbus computer issue affects papal plane during trip to Turkey
Around 6,000 Airbus planes were grounded this weekend after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers, according to the BBC.
End of an Era: Fade to Black
David Warren, a man whose father died in the Miss Hobart plane crash in Bass Strait in 1934, may be little known, but he is responsible for what may be the 20th century’s most important aviation safety innovation; and today we mourn his loss. David Warren, creator of the cockpit voice recorder, died on July 19.
You can see his bio here at the Australian Department of Defence.
The Search: Flight 447
-17 bodies found 45 miles from last transmission
-two airplane seats, debris with Air France’s logo, and recovered dozens of structural components from the plane
-Tuesday Brazilian and French ships will be using American equipment to listen for the missing beacon.
French Statement:
ORGANISATION DE L’ENQUETE TECHNIQUE
L’Airbus A 330-200, immatriculé F-GZCP, exploité par Air France, vol AF 447, a disparu dans la nuit du 31 mai au 1er juin 2009. L’avion avait à son bord 216 passagers et 12 membres d’équipage et assurait la liaison Rio-de-Janeiro (Brésil) – Paris-Charles de Gaulle (France).
L’avion ayant disparu dans les eaux internationales, le BEA, représentant l’Etat d’immatriculation, a ouvert une enquête, conformément à l’Annexe 13 à la Convention relative à l’aviation civile internationale et au Code de l’Aviation civile (Livre VII).
Une équipe d’enquête a été constituée et s’est mise au travail.
L’enquêteur désigné, M. Alain BOUILLARD, a constitué quatre groupes de travail dans les domaines suivants :
Recherches en mer,
Historique de l’avion,
Exploitation de l’avion,
Systèmes et équipements.Deux enquêteurs du BEA accompagnés de spécialistes d’Airbus et d’Air France sont actuellement à Rio de Janeiro.
Le BEA prévoit de publier un premier rapport fin juin.
