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 Thursday.
"The plane went straight down ... towards the surface of the water, very very fast," air accident investigator Alain Bouillard said.
Based on visual study of the physical remains of the Airbus A330 that have been recovered, "we were able to see that the plane hit the surface of the water flat. Therefore everything was pushed upwards -- everthing was pushed from the bottom to the top" of the plane, he said.
The 228 people killed in the crash "had no time to prepare," he said.
(Full article at link)The Air France plane that crashed last month with 228 people aboard "did not break up... more
Another Airbus plane has crashed, less than one month after the horrible AirFrance crash in the Atlantic. This time, a Yemeni plane on its way to Comoros (that's an island nation off the coast of Africa) crashed in the Indian Ocean.
The plane was carrying more than 150 people and while a debris field has been spotted, there are no indications of any survivors.
I'm thinking some investigating of Airbuses might be in order.Another Airbus plane has crashed, less than one month after the horrible AirFrance... more
In his weekly roundup of the crazy world of 24-hour media madness, Conor Knighton looks at 14-year-old Jonathan Krohn's appearance as part of the Fox News Prodigy Pundit Pit. This week he also looks at a Bolivian TV station's wild claims about Flight 447, BrainRush, Man Vs. Cartoon, NYC Prep, and America's Got Talent.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.In his weekly roundup of the crazy world of 24-hour media madness, Conor Knighton... more
A Bolivian newscast showed photos from the TV show 'Lost' and claimed they were actually from the Air France flight that went down in the Atlantic a couple of weeks ago.
The newscaster says the images are believed to have been taken by a passenger on the plane with a mobile phone or camera prior to it crashing. They were actually stills from 'Lost', as you can see in the footage from the show that follows.
Ultimate FAIL.A Bolivian newscast showed photos from the TV show 'Lost' and claimed they were... more
Autopsies conducted on some of the 50 bodies found so far show they suffered broken bones, including arms, legs and hips, Brazilian authorities have told French investigators, according to Paul-Louis Arslanian, head of the French accident investigation board.
Such injuries suggest that the plane broke apart in midair, experts have said.
(Full article at link)Autopsies conducted on some of the 50 bodies found so far show they suffered broken... more
French military ships have reportedly detected signals from the black boxes of the doomed Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic last month.
The French newspaper Le Monde reported this morning that a research mini-submarine, the Nautile, had dived to search for the flight recorders based on a "very weak signal". The report gave no source or other details.
Authorities have been searching urgently for the black boxes, which will continue to emit signals only until the end of the month and which could contain vital clues as to what happened on board the Airbus A330, which crashed en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 228 people on board.
The cause of the disaster, the worst in the history of Air France, is still not known. Investigators suspect that a mix of bad weather and computer malfunctions, such as faulty speed readings and electronic failures, may have contributed to the crash.French military ships have reportedly detected signals from the black boxes of the... more
Eleven of the 50 bodies recovered from the crash of Air France Flight 447 this month over the Atlantic Ocean have been identified, Brazilian authorities said.
They were five Brazilian men, five Brazilian women and a foreigner, according to a statement Sunday from the federal police and secretary of defense of Pernambuco. They did not release the foreigner's nationality.
The June 1 crash killed 228 people. At the request of family members, none of the names of the bodies recovered have been released.
On Friday Air France said it would pay families about €17,500 ($24,500) in initial compensation for each victim of the crash, the company's chief executive said.
So far, Air France has been in touch with about 1,800 relatives of the people who died when the Airbus A330 crashed, chief executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon told France's RTL radio.Eleven of the 50 bodies recovered from the crash of Air France Flight 447 this month... more
Autopsies have revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of Air France disaster victims, injuries that _ coupled with the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic _ strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air, experts said Wednesday.
With more than 400 bits of debris recovered from the ocean's surface, the top French investigator expressed optimism about discovering what brought down Flight 447, but he also called the conditions _ far from land in very deep waters _ "one of the worst situations ever known in an accident investigation."
French investigators are beginning to form "an image that is progressively less fuzzy," Paul-Louis Arslanian, who runs the French air accident investigation agency BEA, told a news conference outside Paris.
"We are in a situation that is a bit more favorable than the first days," Arslanian said. "We can say there is a little less uncertainty, so there is a little more optimism. ... (but) it is premature for the time being to say what happened."
A spokesman for Brazilian medical examiners told The Associated Press on Wednesday that fractures were found in autopsies on an undisclosed number of the 50 bodies recovered so far. The official spoke on condition he not be named due to department rules.
"Typically, if you see intact bodies and multiple fractures _ arm, leg, hip fractures _ it's a good indicator of a midflight break up," said Frank Ciacco, a former forensic expert at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. "Especially if you're seeing large pieces of aircraft as well."
The pattern of fractures was first reported Wednesday by Brazil's O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper, which cited unnamed investigators. The paper also reported that some victims were found with little or no clothing, and had no signs of burns.
That lack of clothing could be significant, said Jack Casey, an aviation safety consultant in Washington, D.C., who is a former accident investigator. "In an in-air break up like we are supposing here, the clothes are just torn away."Autopsies have revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of Air France disaster... more
Typically for a man who keeps his identity secret, the whole project has been shrouded in mystery, with media, local councillors and even staff at the museum only finding out about the project Friday, the day before it was due to open.
It has over 100 exhibits, including 70 new works. One of the pieces is a sculpture designed to convey a mother bird and two chicks in a nest but using three CCTV cameras instead to symbolise Britain's surveillance society.
"This is the first show I've ever done where taxpayers' money is being used to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off," Banksy was quoted by the BBC as saying. "This show is my vision of the future."
Many of Banksy's works are hidden amongst the art museum's more traditional paintings, mimicking a 2003 stunt when he smuggled a work into the Tate Britain gallery in London and stuck it to the wall. It went undiscovered for hours.
Banksy became famous through illegal outdoor graffiti, including painting on the West Bank barrier and leaving a life-size figure of a Guantanamo Bay detainee at the California theme park Disneyland.
Simon Cook, deputy leader of Bristol council who has responsibility for arts, said he was thrilled Banksy was back, despite his controversial nature.
"Everybody assumed it (his new exhibition) would be in Los Angeles, in New York, in London, but he insisted it came to Bristol... and it's just him coming home," Cook said.
A PR company representing Banksy released a statement, which it said came directly from the artist, explaining why he was staging the show in Bristol.
"Banksy, who is rumoured to hail from the Bristol area, but has never revealed his full identity due to ongoing legal complications, is mounting the show as a salute to the city, which supported his early street career," it read.
From small time graffiti artist to global star, Banksy's work has become so valuable that several of his street works have been salvaged and sold, including a painting on a wall in London that fetched 208,100 pounds in an online sale in 2008.
One of the highest sums paid for a Banksy at auction was 288,000 pounds for "Space Girl and Bird."Typically for a man who keeps his identity secret, the whole project has been shrouded... more
Johanna Ganthaler and her husband Kurt were on holiday in Brazil and were supposed to take Air France flight 447 back to Paris.
But they missed the doomed flight and decided to take a different flight home to Europe instead.
Well sucks to have gone out in a car accident....Johanna Ganthaler and her husband Kurt were on holiday in Brazil and were supposed to... more
An Italian woman who missed the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic last week, killing all 228 on board, has been killed in a car crash.
Johanna Ganthaler and her husband, both pensioners, were holidaying in Brazil and missed the fatal Flight 447 by minutes. They took a flight to Europe that day and were on holiday in Austria this week when the car they were driving veered off the road, killing Johanna.
If I'd also missed that flight, I'd be very, very worried now...An Italian woman who missed the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic last... more
RECIFE, Brazil – Search boats scouring the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday recovered 15 more bodies of passengers who were aboard a doomed Air France flight that crashed a week ago, Brazilian military authorities said.
Air Force Col. Henry Munhoz said four of the bodies were men and four were women. They could not provide the gender of a ninth body Brazilian searchers recovered or of eight additional bodies recovered by French authorities.RECIFE, Brazil – Search boats scouring the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday recovered 15... more
Three more bodies were found Sunday in the ocean near the spot where an Air France jet is believed to have crashed a week ago, bringing the total number of bodies plucked from the water to five, Brazil's military said.
None of the bodies recovered Sunday had documents with them to indicate their identities, and authorities did not specify their gender. The first two bodies, found Saturday, were men.
The three bodies were found about 70 kilometers (45 miles) from the site where the jet sent out a burst of messages indicating it was experiencing a series of electric failures and losing cabin pressure. All the bodies that have been recovered were found in the same general area.
Authorities also said pilots searching the mid-Atlantic also spotted an undetermined number of additional bodies from the air and are sending ships to recover them, said Navy Capt. Giucemar Tabosa Cardoso.
Flight 447 disappeared in turbulent weather May 31 during a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people aboard — all now presumed dead. The investigation is increasingly focused on whether external instruments may have iced over, confusing speed sensors and leading computers to set the plane's speed too fast or slow — a potentially deadly mistake.
The French agency investigating the disaster said airspeed instruments on the plane had not been replaced as the maker had recommended, but cautioned that it was too early to draw conclusions about what role that may have played in the crash.Three more bodies were found Sunday in the ocean near the spot where an Air France jet... more
Search crews have found two bodies believed to be from the missing Air France flight which disappeared over the Atlantic with five Britons on board, Brazil's air force have said.
All 228 people on board, including 12 crew, a baby and seven children, are thought to have perished in the world's worst aviation disaster since 2001.
For more info on the story click on the link.Search crews have found two bodies believed to be from the missing Air France flight... more
Searchers found two bodies and a briefcase containing a ticket for Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean close to where the jetliner is believed to have crashed, a Brazil military official said Saturday.
The French agency investigating the disaster, meanwhile, said the airspeed instruments on Flight 447 were not replaced as the maker recommended before the plane crashed in turbulent weather nearly a week ago.
totally preventable and totally disgraceful. this is what happens when airlines cut manpower and cut corners to save money...Searchers found two bodies and a briefcase containing a ticket for Air France Flight... more
The head of the French agency leading the probe into the crash of Air France Flight 447 said Saturday that signals from the plane before it disappeared show its autopilot wasn't on.
Paul-Louis Arslanian said it was not clear if the autopilot had been switched off by the pilots or had stopped working because it received conflicting airspeed readings.
Plane manufacturer Airbus said the probe found the flight received inconsistent readings from different instruments as it struggled in a massive thunderstorm.
"We also saw messages that show the automatic pilot wasn't working," probe chief Alain Bouillard said.
Arslanian said investigators are searching a zone of several hundred square miles for the debris.The head of the French agency leading the probe into the crash of Air France Flight... more
The search for the wreckage of an Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with 228 on board intensified Thursday after clues appeared to rule out a mid-air fire or explosion.The search for the wreckage of an Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic... more
Yes, i might be in love with this track..for the moment. It's called "Doki" from Friend. Friend is London based producer, Jesse Kanda. His EP titled, "Shima", will be released soon.
Friend has remixed many tracks for Metronomy and Lindstrom. His recent remix for Memory Cassette's, "Last One Awake" has been well received.
listen and download song here:http://www.transparentblog.com/blog/341/my-bff
Recent Remixes:
Memory Cassette - Last One Awake (Friend Remix)
Air France - Never Content (Friend's Tropic Thunder Edit)
Peter Bjorn & John - Inland Empire (Friend Remix)
Shima EP Tracklist:
1) What is it
2)Dokie
3)Black keys
4)12 years
ABC News has confirmed that Air France received a bomb threat over the phone concerning a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Paris days before Air France flight 447 disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean Sunday night.
Officials try to piece together where Air France Flight 447 hit the water.Authorities at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza Airport delayed the May 27 flight before takeoff and conducted a 90-minute search of the threatened aircraft. Passengers were not evacuated during the search, which yielded no explosive material. After the inspection, authorities allowed the plane to take off for Paris.
Four days later, flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris disappeared with 228 people onboard. On Tuesday searchers found debris from the plane floating in the Atlantic Ocean 700 miles off the coast of Brazil. There was no known threat against that flight.
Watch "World News with Charles Gibson" Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET for the full report.
Brazilian Air Force spokesman Jorge Amaral told reporters today that the debris is spread out in two main areas, about 35 miles apart, located some 400 miles from the Brazilian islands of Fernando de Noronha. Searchers have seen scattered pieces of debris, including what appears to be a seat, on the ocean.ABC News has confirmed that Air France received a bomb threat over the phone... more
A rather eerie coincidence: five days before Air France Flight 447 tragically crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an Air France flight from Argentina to Paris was delayed due to a bomb threat.A rather eerie coincidence: five days before Air France Flight 447 tragically crashed... more
