Investigators probe Air France A380 after engine blow-out


AFP
| 2017/10/02 | 575 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | AIR TRANSPORT

A team of investigators and engineers headed to Canada Sunday to inspect an Airbus A380 superjumbo operated by Air France which was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine explosion.The double-decker aircraft carrying 496 passengers and 24 crew had taken off from Paris on Saturday bound for Los Angeles and was several hours into the flight when the blow-out occurred.Passengers recounted hearing a loud bang followed by violent shaking, with video and photos posted on social media ...(…)

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