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AMERICAN BARES E-MAIL IN BID TO PIN FLT. 587 BLAME ON AIRBUS
New York Post ^ | 11/01/02 | VINCENT MORRIS

Posted on 11/01/2002 1:46:01 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:10:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

November 1, 2002 -- WASHINGTON - American Airlines yesterday released an embarrassing e-mail aimed at pinning blame for last year's deadly crash of Flight 587 on Airbus, the French company that built the plane.

The scuffle over a 5-year-old e-mail came on the third day of a federal hearing into the flight, which was headed from JFK Airport to the Dominican Republic on Nov. 12 when it abruptly lost altitude and crashed into Belle Harbor in Queens, killing 265 people.


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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aaflight587

1 posted on 11/01/2002 1:46:01 AM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
What a snake-pit: now that the NTSB's latest trial balloon is "pilot error," AMR is trying to blame AB. No mention, of course, of what the witnesses saw.
2 posted on 11/01/2002 3:14:24 AM PST by eno_
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To: eno_
No mention, of course, of what the witnesses saw.

Maybe Richard Reid can shed some light on the investigation?

3 posted on 11/01/2002 4:38:16 AM PST by aeronca
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To: aeronca
"maybe Richard Ried can shed some light on the subject".

Now that would be way too easy for these guys to figure out wouldn't it.And of course,they probably don't want to know!

4 posted on 11/01/2002 7:37:37 AM PST by oust the louse
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To: aeronca
I don't think so,his matches are wet!
5 posted on 11/01/2002 8:00:13 AM PST by bandleader
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To: *AA Flight 587
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list
6 posted on 11/10/2002 10:20:32 AM PST by Free the USA
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