NTSB TO ASSIST FRENCH WITH AIRBUS A-330 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

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Title: NTSB TO ASSIST FRENCH WITH AIRBUS A-330 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

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                       NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

June 3, 2009

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NTSB TO ASSIST FRENCH WITH AIRBUS A-330 ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATION

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The National Transportation Safety Board has accepted an
invitation from the French aviation accident investigation
authority, the Bureau d'Enquˆtes et d'Analyses (BEA), to
assist in the investigation of Air France flight 447, the A-
330 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian
coast on Monday morning.

NTSB Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker has designated senior
air safety investigator Bill English as the U.S. Accredited
Representative. The U.S. team will also include technical
advisors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
General Electric and Honeywell.

Information on the progress of the investigation will be
released by the BEA. The agency's phone number in France is
(33)1 49 92 72 00; their website is
http://www.bea.aero/index.php, and their email address is
com@xxxxxxxxxxx

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(202) 314-6100
peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

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