Sat, Jun 27th, 2009
SAO PAULO—Brazil called off the search for more bodies and debris from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean but an American officer said the search for the black boxes would likely continue for at least another 16 days.
Brazilian and French searchers have recovered large chunks of debris and 51 bodies from Air France Flight 447, which disappeared with 228 people on board late May 31.
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Brazil calls off search for Air France victims
Jun 20th, 2009 - Reuters
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Air Force and Navy on Friday called off the search for additional victims and wreckage from Air France Flight 447, which crashed over the Atlantic on June 1 carrying 228 people.
Hunt for Air France black boxes likely to go on until mid-July; Brazil ends search for bodies
Jun 20th, 2009 - StarTribune.com
SAO PAULO - The search for the black boxes of the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean will likely continue for at least another 16 days, even though their audio beacons are likely fading away...
The importance of Flight 447's missing black boxes
Jun 20th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
If the flight data recorders from Air France Flight 447 are never recovered – as seems increasingly possible – their absence will make it difficult to figure out what caused the accident and to apply any lessons for improving future air safety...
Report: Signals detected from Air France flight 447 black boxes in Atlantic Ocean
Jun 20th, 2009 - StarTribune.com
PARIS - The French newspaper Le Monde reported Tuesday that French military ships have detected a signal from the black boxes of Flight 447 in the Atlantic depths. The report says a mini research submarine...
Air France search scaled back
Jun 20th, 2009 - ABC News
Brazilian and French authorities are scaling back the search for bodies from Air France flight 447 which crashed in the mid-Atlantic ocean three weeks ago. The Brazilian Air Force has withdrawn a sophisticated radar search plane from the operation...
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- Air France A330 Airbus Missing...RIP Copyright BBC News. Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled commercial flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, that on 1 June 2009 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 216 passengers and 12 crew members ...
- AIR FRANCE Airbus A330 Jet...Hope Fades For Passengers And Crew Of Missing Air France Jet An Air France passenger jet is feared to have crashed into the Atlantic after possibly suffering an electrical failure in a fierce storm ...
- Air France Jet Missing Over...An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, an Air France official said Monday. Brazil immediately began a search mission off its northeastern coast ...
- Air France Flight 447- Airbus...An Air France Flight 447- Airbus A330-200 jet crashed over the Atlantic Ocean carrying 228 people aboard on June 1, 2009 on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. It flew into thunderstorms and disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean ...
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