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| A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the Air France jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic. | A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the Air France jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic. |
| The Brazilian military released photos of divers securing the tail fin, which was painted with Air France colours. | The Brazilian military released photos of divers securing the tail fin, which was painted with Air France colours. |
| Meanwhile the US is sending two sophisticated listening devices to help search for black boxes from the plane. | Meanwhile the US is sending two sophisticated listening devices to help search for black boxes from the plane. |
| On Monday, officials revised downwards the number of bodies confirmed to have been found from 17 to 16. | On Monday, officials revised downwards the number of bodies confirmed to have been found from 17 to 16. |
| The Brazilian military said there had been a counting error. | The Brazilian military said there had been a counting error. |
| Bodies and debris from the plane have been 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 The investigation has been focusing on whether the plane's speed sensors stopped working properly just before it crashed in turbulent weather. | Bodies and debris from the plane have been 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 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 from the plane's black box data recorders, 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 from the plane's black box data recorders, the Pentagon said. |
| 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 surface4 June: Recovered buoys and pallet said to be from plane. Officials later retract statement6 June: First two bodies, plus suitcase and backpack found, along with seat from the plane7 June: Fourteen additional bodies recovered, taking total to 168 June: Large tail fin section found Timeline of Flight AF 447 Air disasters timeline Mystery of Air France flight Challenge of deep-sea debris | |
| They can detect signals from the black boxes up to a depth of 20,000ft (6,100m). | They can detect signals from the black boxes up to a depth of 20,000ft (6,100m). |
| The boxes are programmed to emit signals for 30 days. | The boxes are programmed to emit signals for 30 days. |
| 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. |
| The bodies that have been found 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 bodies that have been found 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 would do all it could to retrieve more bodies. | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country would do all it could 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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