Airbus A310 Rudder Separates in Flight

Canadian investigators are poring over Air Transat Flight 961's data recorders to determine what caused the inflight separation of the Airbus A310 rudder. The Mar. 6 incident brought a chilling reminder of American Airlines Flight 587: On Nov. 12, 2001, the vertical tail assembly separated from the...

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