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[José]

Que trágico!
Vi a noticia agora pouco na tv,onde aproveitaram para mostrar os históricos recentes com os A-320

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[lylyanna]

Press Release

ACCIDENT NEAR PERPIGNAN, FRANCE

Media Information on A320 flight accident (Issue I)
27th November 2008

Airbus regrets to confirm that an A320 operated by XL Airways Germany and owned by Air New Zealand was involved in an accident this afternoon. The aircraft was operating a flight from Perpignan, France with seven passengers on board.

The aircraft involved in the accident was MSN (Manufacturer Serial Number) 2500, delivered in July 2005. The aircraft had accumulated approximately 7000 flight hours in some 2800 flight cycles. It was powered by IAE V2500 engines. At this time no further factual information is available.

In line with ICAO Annex 13 international convention, Airbus will provide full technical assistance to the investigation authorities of France, who will be responsible for the investigation into the accident. A team of 5 specialists from Airbus is being dispatched to the site.

The A320 is a twin-engine single-aisle aircraft, seating 150 passengers in a standard two-class configuration. The first A320 entered service in March 1988. By the end of October 2008, 1,960 A320 aircraft were in service with 155 operators. To date, the entire A320 fleet has accumulated some 45 million flight hours in some 24 million flights.

The concerns and sympathy of the Airbus employees go to the families, friends and loved ones affected by the accident.


For further information, please contact:
AIRBUS - MEDIA RELATIONS
Tel.: (33) 05.61.93.33.87 or 05.61.93.34.31 or 05.61.93.10.00

AIRBUS

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[-GustavoK-]

Algumas imagens da aeronave acidentada:

Matrícula neozelandesa ZK-OJL:
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...inct_entry=true

Matrícula alemã D-AXLA:
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...inct_entry=true

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[PR-GGA]

Foto da aeronave nas cores da Air New Zealand e matrícula da XL Airways:
http://s.tf1.fr/mmdia/i/46/2/a320-crash-ca...62vgqrp.jpg?v=2

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[First Officer Mustard]

Air NZ A320 crash in Europe
By Air New Zealand
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Air New Zealand confirms that one of its Airbus A320 aircraft on lease to a European based company has crashed in the Mediterranean.



Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe says the aircraft, which was being operated by the leasee, was due to return to service with Air New Zealand next month.



Further information will be available in an update at 0815.

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Air New Zealand A320 Accident - Update 2



An Airbus A320 operated by XL Airways of Germany has been lost in the Mediterranean.



That aircraft is one that is owned by Air New Zealand and on lease to XL Airways for the past two years.



The aircraft was being flown by XL Airways to Frankfurt where it was due to be handed back to Air New Zealand for a ferry flight back to New Zealand.



We have been notified that four Air New Zealand employees may have been on board the aircraft as passengers on this ferry flight to Frankfurt.



“Naturally, this is an extremely difficult time for us all and the full resources of the airline are being put into investigating what may have happened and providing support to our people and their families,” says Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe.



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Issued by Air New Zealand Public Affairs, ph 09 336 2761

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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 3

Air New Zealand can now advise the names of its staff who are missing after our Airbus A320 on lease to XL Airways from Germany was lost in the Mediterranean Sea this morning.

The missing Air New Zealand staff were on board the aircraft as observers during a pre-acceptance flight before its return to Air New Zealand. They are:

Captain Brian Horrell, who is aged 52 years and lives in Auckland.

Murray White, who is an engineer aged 37 years and lives in Auckland.

Michael Gyles, who is an engineer aged 49 years and lives in Christchurch.

The name of the fourth Air New Zealand observer will be released later today once all next of kin have been notified.

Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe says he has now spoken to the partners of each of the missing men.

“This is an unbelievably difficult time for the families of those who are missing. I conveyed to them my deepest sympathies and those of all Air New Zealanders as we await further information on their loved ones. I was also able to re-assure them that Air New Zealand is receiving the full support of the New Zealand Government and the Search and Rescue authorities in France and we are confident that everything is being done to locate those still missing.”

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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 4

Air New Zealand can now confirm the name of its fourth staff member who is missing after our Airbus A320 on lease to XL Airways from Germany was lost in the Mediterranean Sea this morning.

The staff member is Noel Marsh, who is a 35-year-old engineer based in Christchurch.

The families of Noel Marsh and fellow Christchurch engineer Michael Gyles have authorised the release of photos of the two missing men. (See attachments.)

The four missing men have served a total of 77 years with Air New Zealand.

Captain Brian Horrell – 22 years service
Michael Gyles – 30 years
Noel Marsh – 6 years
Murray White – 19 years

Air New Zealand will hold its next briefing for media at 8.30pm tonight at the Fanshawe Street office.

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Fonte: http://www.infonews.co.nz/

Editado por First Officer Mustard, 29 de novembro de 2008 - 10:42 .

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[First Officer Mustard]

Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 9 14:20 PM
By Air New Zealand

French search and rescue teams are working in deteriorating weather conditions to try and retrieve the two flight recorders from the A320 on lease to Germany’s XL Airways that was lost in the Mediterranean yesterday.

Air New Zealand Group General Manager International Airline Ed Sims has today been in direct contact with the head of the search and rescue operation in Perpignan.

Mr Sims said the operation had continued during the night with up to 75 personnel actively involved, with a focus on recovering bodies, locating the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, and recovering debris that may be useful for the investigation.

Signals had been located for the two flight recorders but they had not yet been recovered. The search and rescue team had a real urgency to retrieving these today as weather conditions were forecast to worsen overnight, Mr Sims said.

Mr Sims said that flags at Air New Zealand locations were flying at half-mast as a mark of respect following news from the French authorities that there was no realistic change of survivors.

“The airline will be immeasurably poorer for the loss of our colleagues, and we again express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of those who have been lost.”

Condolence books will also be made available to Air New Zealanders from this afternoon, to allow staff to express their feelings for their colleagues Captain Brian Horrell, Michael Gyles, Noel Marsh and Murray White, who were onboard.

Mr Sims this morning briefed Transport Minister Stephen Joyce who has undertaken to keep Prime Minister John Key informed.

Air New Zealand Rob Fyfe, who is en-route to Perpignan, has also been kept abreast of developments while travelling. Air New Zealand has team of London-based staff in Perpignan to provide on the ground support to the operation.

Due to the difference in time zones, with Europe now entering late evening, Air New Zealand does not expect to provide further updates until 8pm tonight.

Fonte: http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?l=1&t=0&id=31099

Obs.: Moderação, por favor, se quiser apagar o de cima, pois este é o mais recente. Grato

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