French plane carrying young girl who survived Yemenia air crash off Comoros arrives in France

LE BOURGET, France — A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris from the Comoros Islands on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father and siblings.

Teen survivor of Yemeni jet crash clung to wreckage for 13 hours; Heading back to Paris

MORONI, Comoros — Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian Ocean, authorities said. The only known survivor of the crash, she was being flown back to Paris on Wednesday night.

French change report, say black boxes of Yemeni plane that crashed have not been found

SAINT-DENIS, Reunion — French officials now say the black boxes of the Yemeni Airbus 310 that crashed off the Comoros Islands have not been found.

Pilots: Yemeni airliner may have been attempting go-around after missed aproach

BRUSSELS — The Yemenia Airbus 310 that crashed into the Indian Ocean near Comoros may have been attempting a go-around in rough weather for another approach when it hit the sea, a pilots association says.

Teen survivor of Yemeni jet crash clung to wreckage for 13 hours; 1 black box found

MORONI, Comoros — The lone survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash, who clung to wreckage for 13 hours before being rescued, lay in a hospital bed with a broken collarbone Wednesday, asking for little — except for a chance to see her mother.

Teen survivor of Yemeni jet crash bruised but conscious; plane went down with 153 on board

MORONI, Comoros — Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl who is the only known survivor of the Yemeni jet crash clung to wreckage for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her in the Indian Ocean, a French official and a relative said Wednesday.

Teenager survivor of Yemeni jet crash ‘doing well’; plane went down with 153 on board

MORONI, Comoros — A teenage girl who is the only known survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash could barely swim but managed to hang on long enough for rescuers to find her in the ocean, her father told French radio Wednesday.

Teenage survivor of jet crash ‘doing well’; plane went down with 153 on board

MORONI, Comoros — A nurse says a teenager belived to be the only survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash is “doing well” in a hospital in Comoros.

Yemenia Airbus was 19 years old, but experts say planes can safely fly well past that

BRUSSELS — The Airbus 310 that crashed Tuesday was 19 years old, yet experts say older planes can keep going strong for years as long as companies are willing to invest what it takes to keep them sky-worthy.

Airbus 310 crashes off Comoros Islands with 142 passengers, 11 crew

MORONI, Comoros — A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it attempted to land amid severe turbulence and howling winds. Officials said a teenage girl was plucked from the sea, the only known survivor.

A closer look at Indian Ocean nation of Comoros, where Yemeni plane that crashed was headed

A passenger jet carrying 153 people en route to the island nation of Comoros crashed early Tuesday. Here is a closer look at the country:

Airbus 310 crashes off Comoros with 142 passengers, 11 crew; child rescued from the sea

MORONI, Comoros — Reports that a 5-year-old boy survived a jetliner crash in the Indian Ocean are now in question.

Toddler rescued from Airbus 310 crash off Indian Ocean island, Comoros police official says

CAIRO — A Comoros police official says a child has been rescued from the sea in the Airbus 310 crash off the Indian Ocean island.

One survivor of Yemenia Airways crash found: Report

PARIS - Searchers have found a survivor of early Tuesday’s crash of a Yemenia Airways flight with 153 people on board, French i-tele reported, citing information from the airline.

Comoros police official: Toddler rescued alive from Airbus 310 crash off Indian Ocean island

CAIRO — A Comoros police official says a child has been rescued alive from the sea in the Airbus 310 crash off the Indian Ocean island.

French inspectors found faults with Yemeni Airways jet

PARIS — France’s transport minister says French aviation inspectors found a “number of faults” during a 2007 inspection of a plane that has crashed in the Indian Ocean.

Bodies of Yemen Airways crash victims spotted (Second Lead)

SANA’A - Eyewitnesses have spotted bodies and an oil slick in waters near the Comoros Islands following the crash of a Yemen Airways flight with 153 people on board in the India Ocean early Tuesday, Yemeni officials said Tuesday.

Yemeni official: Airbus 310 crashes off Comoros islands with 142 passengers, 11 crew on board

SAN’A, Yemen — A passenger jet from Yemen with 153 people on board crashed in the Indian Ocean early Tuesday as it tried to land during heavy wind on the island nation of Comoros, and search teams rescued a child from the sea, officials said.

Thumb-sized bat discovered in volcanic island

WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered a unique species of a thumb-sized bat in a volcanic island in Africa’s Comoros chain.

Yemen Airways plane carrying 153 crashes in Indian Ocean

LONDON - A Yemen Airways passenger plane with over 150 people on board crashed into waters close to the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday.
There were 142 passengers and 11 crewmembers on board and their fate was not immediately known.

Yemeni airport official: Plane that crashed off Comoros had 142 passengers, 11 crew on board

SAN’A, Yemen — A Yemeni aviation official says the Yemeni Airbus 310 that crashed off the Comoros islands in the Indian Ocean had 142 passengers and a crew of 11 Yemenis on board.

Yemeni official: Yemenia Air plane bound for Comoros in Indian Ocean crashes

SAN’A, Yemen — A Yemenia Air plane going from the Arabian Peninsula country of Yemen to the island nation of Comoros crashed in the Indian Ocean early Tuesday, a Yemen airport official said.

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