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Boeing 777 in Spotlight After London Crash

Popular passenger jets had piled up 3.5M hours without such an incident

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 23, 2008 10:38 AM CST

(Newser) – British and American investigators are still piecing together flight data to determine why a Boeing 777's engines suddenly refused to increase power just short of landing, causing the plane to crash-land at London's Heathrow airport on Thursday. The unexplained crash has drawn worldwide puzzlement, as... Read full story »

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Boeing 777 in Spotlight After London Crash

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