Brazilian delays slow Air France inquiry

Lengthy legal procedures in Brazil are slowing down a French inquiry into last month's Air France crash and Brazilian autopsy reports are still to be released, a French magistrate said on Wednesday.

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Air France chief questions sensor role in crash Jun 11, 2009 10:35AM

Air France is not yet convinced that faulty speed sensors were to blame for the loss of one of its planes over the Atlantic, but it is replacing old sensors as a precaution, the airline's chief executive said on Thursday. Read more

Air France to replace sensors at once: union Jun 09, 2009 10:18AM

Air France has said all its flights using long-haul Airbus jets will be equipped immediately with new speed sensors after last week's disaster over the Atlantic, a pilots' union said on Tuesday. Read more

Air France plane crash: 24 bodies found and aircraft tail Jun 08, 2009 9:55PM

The Brazilian air force announced Monday that search crews have recovered a total of 24 bodies to date and the aircraft tail from the Air France that crashed into the Atlantic a week ago with 228 people on board. Read more

Crews find more bodies from Air France crash Jun 08, 2009 11:11AM

Searchers found 15 more bodies from a crashed Air France jet on Sunday and retrieved a large amount of debris from the plane that plunged into the Atlantic ocean in the worst air disaster since 2001. Read more

Air France Plane Crash: 17 bodies found Jun 07, 2009 9:08PM

Brazilian military authorities said Sunday that search boats in the Atlantic Ocean found 17 bodies of passengers that were on board the Air France plane with 228 people on board that crashed last week Sunday. Read more

More bodies found near Air France crash site Jun 07, 2009 5:12PM

Search crews retrieved four more bodies from a crashed Air France jet on Sunday, spotted other corpses and found a large amount of debris from the plane that plunged into the Atlantic ocean. Read more

Air France crash: Three bodies recovered, more bodies spotted in Atlantic Jun 07, 2009 12:00PM

The Brazilian Air force confirmed on Sunday the recovery of three additional bodies of passengers who were on board flight AF 447 after it disappeared into the Atlantic a week ago. Read more

Air France bodies found and AF 447 flight ticket Jun 06, 2009 8:38PM

The Brazilian Air Force confirmed Saturday evening the recovery of two bodies, a AF 447 flight ticket in a briefcase, and other part of the aircraft's wing among other debris from the Air France crash site. Read more

Bodies, debris retrieved from Air France crash Jun 06, 2009 4:12PM

Brazilian search crews on Saturday retrieved the first bodies from a crashed Air France flight in the Atlantic, and the plane's maker said it had detected faulty speed readings on the same type of jets. Read more