Brazil and France recover 4 more bodies near Air France crash site, raising total to 6RECIFE, Brazil — Search ships methodically worked through a “sea of debris” from a doomed Air France jet Sunday, recovering four more bodies near the spot where the Airbus A330 is believed to have gone down a week ago. Brazil, France recovers 4 more bodies near Air France crash site, raising total to 6RECIFE, Brazil — Four more bodies were found Sunday bobbing in the ocean near the spot where an Air France jet is believed to have crashed a week ago, bringing the total number of bodies plucked from the water to six, Brazil’s military said. French helicopter recovers additional body near Air France crash site, raising total to 6RECIFE, Brazil — A spokesman for France’s armed forces says a French helicopter crew has retrieved an additional body from the ocean where an Air France jet is believed to have crashed, bringing the total to six. Brazilian Navy says it has recovered 3 more bodies from ocean near Air France crash siteRECIFE, Brazil — Three more bodies were found Sunday bobbing in the ocean near the spot where an Air France jet is believed to have crashed a week ago, bringing the total number of bodies plucked from the water to five, Brazil’s military said. Investigators comb ocean after bodies of 2 Air France Flight 447 passengers are foundRECIFE, Brazil — Investigators combed a huge swath of ocean Sunday, hoping to find more floating evidence of Air France Flight 447 after the bodies of two passengers and a briefcase were pulled from the Atlantic. Investigators comb ocean in search of more evidence of doomed Air France Flight 477RECIFE, Brazil — Investigators were combing a huge swath of ocean Sunday in search of more evidence of the doomed Air France Flight 447 after finding the bodies of two passengers and a briefcase. Brazilian military: 2 bodies found near Air France crash site, briefcase holding ticketRECIFE, Brazil — Investigators were combing a huge swath of ocean Sunday in search of more evidence of the doomed Air France Flight 477 after finding the bodies of two passengers and a briefcase. Brazil: 2 bodies found near jet crash site, along with suitcase holding Air France ticketRECIFE, Brazil — A Brazilian military official says searchers found two male bodies in the Atlantic Ocean near the area where an Air France jet is believed to have crashed. Air France didn’t replace airspeed instruments on plane; no evidence unsafe, agency saysPARIS — Airspeed instruments on Air France Flight 447 were not replaced as the maker recommended before the plane crashed in turbulent weather, the French agency investigating the disaster said Saturday. Air France didn’t replace airspeed instruments on doomed plane; BEA says no evidence unsafePARIS — Air France had not acted on a recommendation to change airspeed-detecting instruments on Flight 447 before the plane crashed in turbulent weather, the French agency investigating the disaster said Saturday. French investigation: Air France had not replaced airspeed instruments on plane that crashedPARIS — Air France had not acted on a recommendation to change airspeed-detecting instruments on Flight 447 before the plane crashed in turbulent weather, the French agency investigating the disaster said Saturday. French investigation: Flight 447 pre-crash signals show autopilot not on before jet vanishedPARIS — Signals sent by Air France Flight 447 before it disappeared show its autopilot was not on, the head of the French agency leading the investigation into the crash of 447 said Saturday. No wreckage confirmed to be from doomed Air France flight as concerns grow over search effortRECIFE, Brazil — Days after Air France Flight 447 vanished, an intensive international effort has failed to recover any confirmed wreckage and concern grew Friday about whether searchers were even looking in the right place. Air France memo to pilots says it’s replacing air-speed-sensing instruments in Airbus jetsRECIFE, Brazil — An Air France memo to its pilots Friday about the crash of Flight 447 said the airline is replacing instruments that help measure airspeed on all its medium- and long-haul Airbus jets. Air France memo to pilots says that it’s replacing flight-speed sensorsRECIFE, Brazil — An Air France memo to its pilots about the crash of Flight 447 says the airline is replacing flight-speed sensors in all its medium- and long-haul Airbus jets. Brazil defends jet debris sea search after wreckage misidentificationRECIFE, Brazil — As Brazil and France disagreed Friday about whether pieces of a downed Air France jet have been found in the Atlantic, investigators used the last messages from the plane to try to avoid future disasters. French point to no evidence from downed Airbus, urges prudence over suspected debrisPARIS — French and Brazilian search teams have found no debris confirmed to have come from the Airbus A330 that vanished over the Atlantic, officials said Friday. Minister: French forces have found no evidence from downed Airbus, urges prudence over debrisPARIS — France’s transportation minister said Friday that French forces have found no signs of the Airbus A330 airplane that vanished over the Atlantic and urged “extreme prudence” about suspected debris taken from the ocean. Brazil: Crash investigation looks at iced-over external sensors role in downing of jetRIO DE JANEIRO — Investigators trying to determine why Air France Flight 447 broke apart in a violent storm over the Atlantic are looking at the possibility that speed sensors — or an external instrument key to collecting speed data — failed in unusual weather, two aviation industry officials said Thursday. Brazil: Crash investigation looks at role iced-over probe or bad sensor in downing of jetRIO DE JANEIRO — Two officials say investigators in an Air France jet crash are looking at whether speed data instruments malfunctioned. Brazil’s air force says a helicopter recovered the first debris from Air France Flight 447FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — A Brazilian helicopter crew recovered the first wreckage from Air France Flight 447 on Thursday, pulling a cargo pallet from the sea. No sign of human remains have been spotted, and Air France has told families that the jetliner broke apart, killing all 228 people on board. Air France chief tells families plane broke apart, no hope of survivors in Atlantic crashFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — Air France has told families of passengers on Flight 447 that the jetliner broke apart and they must abandon hope that anyone survived, a grief counselor said Thursday as Brazilian ships neared debris bobbing in the Atlantic. Air France tells families plane broke apart, no hope of survivors in crash over AtlanticFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — Air France has told families of passengers on Flight 447 that the jetliner broke apart and they must abandon hope that anyone survived, a grief counselor said Thursday as military aircraft tried to narrow their search for the remains of the plane. Air France tells families to abandon hopes of finding survivors of Flight 447 in AtlanticPARIS — Air France has told families of passengers aboard Flight 447 to abandon any hope of survivors. Final messages from Air France jet indicate plane likely broke apart above oceanFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — Military planes located new debris from Air France Flight 447 Wednesday while investigators focused on a nightmarish ordeal in which the jetliner broke up over the Atlantic as it flew through a violent storm. Ships struggle through high seas, heavy winds to reach Flight 447 debris; black boxes elusiveFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — Military planes located more debris from an Air France jet on Wednesday as the first navy ship arrived at the scene in the mid-Atlantic. But high seas and heavy winds slowed the recovery effort and delayed the arrival of crucial deep-water submersibles. Search vessels from several nations pushed toward the floating debris, including a 23-foot (seven-meter) chunk of plane and a 12-mile-long (20-kilometer-long) oil slick that Brazilian pilots spotted from the air. Brazil: New debris from crashed Air France jet spotted, but no bodies seenFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — A Brazilian air force spokesman says more debris from the crashed Air France jet has been spotted. Official says Air France black boxes may never be found; high seas hamper search at crash siteFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — Military planes and ships struggled through high seas and heavy winds Wednesday and found more debris from an Air France jet, while an investigator said the black boxes may never be found in the depths of the Atlantic. French: No problem with Air France jet before takeoff; not clear who at controls during crashPARIS — A French accident investigator said Wednesday there were no signs of problems with Air France Flight 447 before takeoff and it was unclear whether the chief pilot was at the controls when the plane plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. Investigator: No information on whether chief pilot at controls when Air France flight fellPARIS — A French accident investigator says it is unclear whether the chief pilot of Air France Flight 447 was at the controls when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. |