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Air France: third unexpected air inconvenient on Sao Paulo-Paris route

Sao Paulo, Brazil - Fault inside the fuselage before takeoff, flight shifted by one day

Now is an established fact for Air France: route to Brazil is ill-fated. Even Sherlock Holmes would have defined it - at this point - a fact ... On Friday was the third incident, the second in less than seven days: on Thursday a Boeing 777 airplane of the French company, departing from Sao Paulo, which has seen a failure in the fuselage during the routine checks shortly before takeoff. Passengers...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1119214
Rome, Italy, 07/19/2010 13:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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