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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 5:06 pm
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EgyptAir - no thanks, not for me! And for my wife - NEVER!

Read this:

"On October 31, 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 – en route to Cairo from New York – crashed off the coast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
All 217 people on board died. Among them were 22 Canadians.

The Boeing 767 was at 10,000 metres – less than an hour after taking off from New York – when its autopilot shut off, its throttles cut back, and it headed into a steep dive.

The plane briefly climbed up again before both engines were turned off, sending passengers and crew on a harrowing rollercoaster ride.

At the request of the Egyptian government, the U.S. took the lead on the investigation. But when the NTSB prepared to turn the probe over to the FBI, Egypt protested.

Some American investigators suspected a relief co-pilot deliberately put the plane into a suicide dive.

But the Egyptian government and public angrily rejected this theory as speculation.

Relatives of crew members killed in the crash say flaws in the aircraft, rather than a suicidal pilot, brought the plane down. They've launched a lawsuit against the aircraft's manufacturer and parts manufacturers.

Companies involved in the suit include Boeing, Pratt & Whitney and Parker-Hannifin Corp.

On August 11, 2000, U.S. investigators released a preliminary report into the crash. The 1,665 pages did not include any conclusions about the cause of the crash."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/facts/egyptair990.html
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