AF 447 was an Airbus A330-200, a plane a body fuselage built of metal, but significant levels of composite in its other parts–most importantly, the wings and the tail.

It took just three-and-a-half minutes for Air France flight AF 447 to plunge 11,000 meters into the Atlantic two years ago. An initial analysis of the plane's data recorder hints at errors made by ...

It is conceivable that the materials used to construct parts of the Airbus 330 might have been a factor in the loss of Air France 447. While we may never know for sure whether structural issues ...

The co-pilots who were in the cockpit when Air France Flight 447 ran into trouble and then crashed June 1, 2009, were startled and never grasped that the plane was stalling, France's aviation ...

Air France Flight 447 was brought down by a "convergence of different causes," although it's too early to know what they are, the head of Airbus' parent company said.

Doomed Flight AF 447 Questions Raised about Airbus Automated Control System It took just three-and-a-half minutes for Air France flight AF 447 to plunge 11,000 meters into the Atlantic two years ago.

LE BOURGET, France Search teams have recovered more than 400 pieces of debris from Air France Flight 447 but investigators still do not know why the plane crashed into the Atlantic, the French ...

The French BEA's final report on the 2009 crash of Air France (AF) Flight 447, released Thursday, reiterated the two main themes of its investigation over the past three years: the Airbus A330-200 ...

Any doubts about just how huge a task it is trying to find the cause of the crash of Flight 447, were removed at the headquarters of BEA, the French accident investigation agency, yesterday morning.

Mickael Pietrus pays tribute to Air France Flight 447 J.E. Skeets Fri, Jun 5, 2009 ...

AF 447 Final Report Highlights Pilots' Training The co-pilots who were in the cockpit when Air France Flight 447 ran into trouble and then crashed June 1, 2009, were startled and never grasped ...