Air France said the message was the last it heard from Flight 447. While what happened to the plane has not been determined, a Pentagon official said he'd seen no indication of terrorism or foul play.

For example, when Air France Flight 447 disappeared over the Atlantic in 2009, it took almost two years to recover the black box from a depth of 13,000 feet.

Air France Flight 447 – 2009 ERIC CABANIS/AFP via Getty Images Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330, vanished over the Atlantic Ocean during a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people on ...

Air France Flight 447, for example: The first officer stalled the airplane after all three pitot tubes iced up, and it fell, still stalled, for a minute and a half without anyone figuring out what ...

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June 1, 2009 – Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris carrying 228 passengers and crew is lost over the Atlantic.

Indeed, the tragic crash of Air France flight 447 was attributed to this exact issue. Of course, one way Airbus might get around this is by ditching the co-pilot altogether.

In 2009, Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 people on board.

In 2009, Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 people on board.

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Another major incident that transformed aviation safety came when Air France flight 447 from Rio to Paris crashed in the Atlantic on June 1, 2009.