A 2D representation of Earth, such as a chart or map, can mislead us when visualizing long international routes.

The failure and in-flight separation of structural parts due to excessive operational stresses on the aircraft's weakened composite materials has been identified as the primary cause of the fatal ...

This was revealed in the Aircraft Accident Final Report issued by the Transport Ministry's Air ... by repeated operation outside its approved flight envelope, including exceeding maximum airspeeds ...