Fatal Crash Due To Mechanical Failure Would Be First For Airbus

As the probe of American Flight 587 shifts to focus on the plane's tail assembly, Airbus finds itself facing the possibility that, for the first time ever, mechanical failure may have played a role in a fatal accident involving one of its planes. Last Monday's crash was the 15th fatal accident...

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