CBI to probe YSR helicopter crashSeptember 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh has recommended to the central government that an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) be ordered into the helicopter crash that killed late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others.
CBI to probe YSR helicopter crash (Second Lead)September 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe the helicopter crash that killed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others, as the central government accepted the state's recommendation in this regard Monday.
CBI to probe YSR chopper crashSeptember 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Monday recommended that the central government order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the helicopter crash that killed late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others.
French family sues Air France over plane crash investigationAugust 21st, 2009 Air France sued over plane crash investigationPARIS — A lawyer says the family of a French flight attendant who perished in an Air France plane crash on June 1 over the Atlantic Ocean is suing the airline to force it to release information on what caused the tragedy. The Airbus jet went down while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
Brazilian authorities use DNA to identify last body found in Air France crash that killed 228August 14th, 2009 Brazil identifies last body in Air France crashSAO PAULO — Brazilian authorities say they have used DNA to identify the last body found from the Air France jet crash in the mid-Atlantic that killed 228 people. Officials say the 50th body recovered was that of a non-Brazilian man, but they have not revealed his nationality or his identity.
Pilot killed in Pakistan Air Force plane crashAugust 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot was killed Wednesday when his aircraft crashed near Attock city on a training flight, the air force said in a statement. The PAF said that the FT-7 aircraft went down because of technical problems near Attock city in the eastern Punjab province Wednesday.
Woman dies when hit by police motorcycle while crossing road during Tour de FranceJuly 18th, 2009 Woman hit by motorcycle at Tour de France, diesBESANCON, France — A woman crossing the road during the Tour de France was killed Saturday when she was hit by a police motorcycle escorting riders. Two other fans were injured after the motorcycle skidded into them.
Wreckage of Air France Flight 447 en route from Brazil to France for further investigationJuly 9th, 2009 Remains of Flight 447 en route to France for probePARIS — More than 600 pieces of Air France Flight 447 are being sent from Brazil to France by ship to be studied further for clues into the June 1 crash, Airbus said Thursday. The disaster overshadowed a meeting of Air France-KLM shareholders on Thursday, with pilots saying the company didn't do enough to prevent the plane from crashing into the Atlantic Ocean.
Correction: France-Crash Investigation storyJuly 4th, 2009 Correction: France-Crash Investigation storyLE BOURGET, France — In a July 2 story about the probe into the crash of Air France flight 447, The Associated Press erroneously quoted Charles-Henri Tardivat, a lawyer for the victims' families, as saying the phase of grief had passed. Tardivat said families "started concentrating on their families, their grief, and how to be able to put a close on at least that part of their life" once they realized how little was available from the investigation.
Brazil officials identify 21 more victims of Air France crashJuly 1st, 2009 21 more victims of Air France crash identifiedRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian officials say they've identified the remains of 21 more people who were aboard an Air France jet when it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean last month. Authorities say 17 newly identified victims were foreign and four were Brazilian.
Air France union: All Airbus jets all have new speed monitors installed after Flight 447 crashJune 9th, 2009 union: All Air France jets have new speed monitorsPARIS — A spokesman for a pilots' union says all Air France jets taking off now have been equipped with two new-generation speed sensors. The so-called Pitot tubes on the outside of an aircaft are under suspicion in the crash of Air France Flight 447 into the Atlantic Ocean.
Obama says US pledges aid to help investigate Air France crashJune 7th, 2009 Obama pledges support on Air France probeCAEN, France — President Barack Obama says the United States has authorized all of the government's resources to investigate an Air France plane that disappeared off the coast of South America. Obama told French President Nicholas Sarkozy on Saturday that Americans offer their thoughts and their prayers to the French, particularly those who lost family members in the suspected crash.
Paris prosecutor's office opens manslaughter probe after Air France flight vanishesJune 5th, 2009 Prosecutor's office opens Airbus plane probePARIS — The Paris prosecutor's office says it has opened a manslaughter probe in the crash of Air France flight 447, a routine step by authorities in the deaths of French citizens overseas. The prosecutor's office said Friday it opened the case because some of the victims lived in Paris.
Outline of the inquiry into the Air France crashJune 3rd, 2009 Organization of the Air France crash probeThe French accident investigation agency, known by its French acronym BEA, is in charge of the inquiry into what happened to Air France Flight 447, which crashed with 228 aboard en route from Rio to Paris. The man in charge of the investigation, Alain Bouillard, led the probe into the 2000 crash of the Concorde supersonic jet.
Tempo builds in Australia's Tour Down UnderJanuary 22nd, 2009 ADELAIDE - Australian cyclist Allan Davis fancied his chances of keeping the race leader's ochre jersey in Friday's 143-kilometre fourth stage of the Tour Down Under. 'If the chance arrives, I'll definitely have a crack, but the plan is to keep it simple,' the 26-year-old said on the starting line.
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