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KENYA AIRWAYS CRASH A 'SMOKING-HOLE MYSTERY' WEATHER, ENGINE FAILURE, EVEN SABOTAGE AMONG MANY THEORIES.(Business)

Article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) Article date: May 8, 2007 Author: Wallace, James

Byline: JAMES WALLACE P-I aerospace reporter

Whatever happened on Kenya Airways Flight 507 that caused the new Boeing 737-800 to crash in an African jungle over the weekend could open a new chapter in jetliner accident investigations.

If the crash turns out to have been caused by mechanical failure, it would be the first involving several newer jetliner models from The Boeing Co. and Airbus that have exceptional safety records.

But the accident also could have been weather-related, pilot error or ...

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