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Problem at the engine of an A-330 aircraft flying from Rio to Paris

Casablanca, Morocco - The same route and type of airplane of 2009's Air France crash

The same kind of airplane which is 2009 sank in the Atlantic Ocean because of technical problems which were not correctly evaluated by the pilots suffered an engine failure to one of the CF-6 engines which power the Air France A-330, which was flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Therefore the crew decided to divert to Casablanca Airport, where it landed without further problems. The 201 passengers...

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Rome, Italy, 11/19/2012 13:58
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