|
|
Article: Yemen's Fatal Jet Crash Heightens Scrutiny of Airbus
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightThis material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
|
A crashed Yemenia Airbus A310 submerged in waters near the
African coast along with the bodies of as many as 152 passengers --
only a teenage girl apparently survived -- is focusing more
scrutiny on the safety of Airbus planes and the world's aviation
system.
Airbus confirmed that a 24-year-old A310-300 airplane operated by
Yemen's national carrier crashed near the Comoros Islands shortly
after 1:50 a.m. yesterday. The flight had departed from the city of
Sana'a in Yemen and was headed to Moroni in the Comoro Islands,
along the East African coast northwest of Madagascar.
The Associated Press said the Yemenia plane was flying the final
leg of a trip from France to the Comoros and carried ...