A sobering simulation has revealed what happened to Air France flight 447 in 2009, which killed 228 people after it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

Air France Flight 447 was a passenger plane which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing everyone on board and the pilot's tragic last words have been revealed ...

June 1, 2009 – Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris carrying 228 passengers and crew is lost over the Atlantic. The first bodies are recovered on June 6, approximately 600 miles ...

Due to the threat posed by ice, de-icing procedures are a key part of any flight when temperatures are low enough. Even if ...

American Airlines confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday, Jan. 31, that flight 5342 will cease to exist. The airline is retiring the ...

Statistically, for now at least, flying is still much safer than driving. According to the International Air Transport ...

11, 2001, per the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. Eight years later, Air France Flight 447, an international passenger flight departing Rio de Janeiro for Paris, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean ...

Every commercial aircraft must have two black boxes-one to record flight data like airspeed and altitude, and the other to capture cockpit conversations ...

as in the case of Pan Am Flight 812 in 1974 and Air France Flight 447 in 2009. Yet the salience of an airplane’s actual machinery has been fading too. For passengers, the experience of ...