A sobering simulation has revealed what happened to Air France flight 447 in 2009, which killed 228 people after it crashed ...

Air France Flight 447 was a passenger plane which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing everyone on board and the pilot's ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

Every commercial aircraft must have two black boxes-one to record flight data like airspeed and altitude, and the other to ...

The decision was made two days after the tragic collision of American Airlines passenger plane with a U.S. Army Black Hawk ...

Statistically, for now at least, flying is still much safer than driving. According to the International Air Transport ...

Remarkably, 29 out of the 67 passengers and crew survived, but it nonetheless raised questions about the risks to civilian aircraft flying ... 800 in 1996 and Air France 447 in 2009).

Lack of knowledge of how an aircraft and its systems function and lack of opportunity ... SH: Logically the loss of Air France 447 has moved our readers the most and resulted in more than a million ...

I flew business class with Air France. Most of the food was great and I enjoyed the flight, but the older plane was in need ...

I did notice, however, that the aircraft was a little older — the seats were a bit worn, and the TV and headphones seemed outdated. That said, at the time of my flight, Air France was still ...