World News 02-11-1999 EgyptAir Crash Latest who: 217 dead what: In EgyptAir Crash where: Atlantic when: Yesterday snippet: "The EgyptAir jet which nosedived into the Atlantic rolled off an assembly line immediately before an identical aircraft that also crashed," reports The Express today. "Both Boeing 767 models were produced consecutively in 1989 just days before workers at the Seattle-based company went on strike complaining of fatigue from forced overtime." "The first plane went to EgyptAir, the second to Lauda Air of Austria," reports The Times. In May 1991, the Lauda plane was climbing to 10,000ft 45 minutes after take-off from Bangkok "when a warning light told the pilots of a problem with an engine thrust reverser, which is engineered to work only when the plane is on the ground. Minutes later, as the pilots discussed what action to take, the reverser opened, sending the plane into an uncontrollable plunge and killing all 233 aboard." Meanwhile, the BBC reveal that rescuers have picked up a signal from the EgyptAir plane`s black box and recovered debris from the aircraft, but further searching is likely to be hampered by poor weather conditions. Officials say there is no hope of finding any survivors. 217 people went down with the aircraft when it crashed early on Sunday morning. [... more]

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