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| The US is sending two sophisticated listening devices to help search for black boxes from the Air France jet that crashed over the Atlantic. | The US is sending two sophisticated listening devices to help search for black boxes from the Air France jet that crashed over the Atlantic. |
| The underwater devices can detect signals from the black box data recorders up to a depth of 20,000ft (6,100m), the Pentagon said. | The underwater devices can detect signals from the black box data recorders up to a depth of 20,000ft (6,100m), the Pentagon said. |
| Officials are trying to recover the recorders as they look for clues about why the Airbus jet crashed. | Officials are trying to recover the recorders as they look for clues about why the Airbus jet crashed. |
| Sixteen bodies and some debris have been retrieved so far. | |
| They were found some 1,000km (600 miles) north-east of Brazil's Fernando de Noronha islands, where the Airbus disappeared a week ago with 228 people on board. See a map of the plane's route | They were found some 1,000km (600 miles) north-east of Brazil's Fernando de Noronha islands, where the Airbus disappeared a week ago with 228 people on board. See a map of the plane's route |
| On Monday a large section of the airliner's tail with Air France colours was found by Brazilian divers. | |
| The investigation has been focusing on whether the plane's speed sensors stopped working properly just before it crashed in turbulent weather. | The investigation has been focusing on whether the plane's speed sensors stopped working properly just before it crashed in turbulent weather. |
| French sub | French sub |
| The US listening devices are being flown to Brazil and will then be taken to two French tugs that will listen for signals, the Pentagon said. | The US listening devices are being flown to Brazil and will then be taken to two French tugs that will listen for signals, the Pentagon said. |
| The black boxes are programmed to emit signals for 30 days. | The black boxes are programmed to emit signals for 30 days. |
| SEARCH FOR FLIGHT AF 447 1 June: Contact lost with plane over mid-Atlantic2 June: First debris spotted from the air includes an airline seat. Brazilian defence minister says debris is from missing plane3 June: More debris spotted, including a 7m-wide chunk of metal. Fuel slick seen on ocean surface4 June: Buoys and pallet recovered from ocean said to be from plane. Officials later retract statement6 June: First two bodies, plus suitcase and backpack found, along with seat thought to be from the plane7 June: Three additional bodies recovered, more sighted Timeline of Flight AF 447 Air disasters timeline Mystery of Air France flight Challenge of deep-sea debris | SEARCH FOR FLIGHT AF 447 1 June: Contact lost with plane over mid-Atlantic2 June: First debris spotted from the air includes an airline seat. Brazilian defence minister says debris is from missing plane3 June: More debris spotted, including a 7m-wide chunk of metal. Fuel slick seen on ocean surface4 June: Buoys and pallet recovered from ocean said to be from plane. Officials later retract statement6 June: First two bodies, plus suitcase and backpack found, along with seat thought to be from the plane7 June: Three additional bodies recovered, more sighted Timeline of Flight AF 447 Air disasters timeline Mystery of Air France flight Challenge of deep-sea debris |
| A French submarine is also expected to arrive this week at the crash site to help with the search. | A French submarine is also expected to arrive this week at the crash site to help with the search. |
| Teams from France and Brazil are continuing to scour the site of the crash. | Teams from France and Brazil are continuing to scour the site of the crash. |
| A total of 16 bodies have been recovered. | |
| On Monday, Brazilian officials reduced the tally from the 17 previously announced, saying there had been a counting error. | |
| The remains will be taken by ship to Fernando de Noronha, before being moved to the Brazilian city of Recife, where a temporary mortuary has been established. | The remains will be taken by ship to Fernando de Noronha, before being moved to the Brazilian city of Recife, where a temporary mortuary has been established. |
| Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country will do all it can to retrieve more bodies. | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country will do all it can to retrieve more bodies. |
| Discussing the possible cause of the crash, French officials have said the plane's sensors could have iced over, meaning pilots may have flown into a storm without knowing their speed. | Discussing the possible cause of the crash, French officials have said the plane's sensors could have iced over, meaning pilots may have flown into a storm without knowing their speed. |
| France's Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau told French radio that such a situation could have resulted in "two bad consequences for the survival of the plane". | France's Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau told French radio that such a situation could have resulted in "two bad consequences for the survival of the plane". |
| "Too low a speed, which can cause it to stall, or too high a speed, which can lead to the plane ripping up as it approached the speed of sound, as the outer skin is not designed to resist such speed," he said. | "Too low a speed, which can cause it to stall, or too high a speed, which can lead to the plane ripping up as it approached the speed of sound, as the outer skin is not designed to resist such speed," he said. |
| Air France has said it is stepping up the process of replacing speed monitors on board its Airbus planes. | Air France has said it is stepping up the process of replacing speed monitors on board its Airbus planes. |
| The company said it first noticed problems with speed monitors a year ago and began replacing them a few weeks before the accident. | The company said it first noticed problems with speed monitors a year ago and began replacing them a few weeks before the accident. |
| But investigators have said it is too early to say what role faulty sensors might have played in the crash. | But investigators have said it is too early to say what role faulty sensors might have played in the crash. |
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