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Perspective

Dec. 14, 2010

The Concorde Crash and Its Effect On Aviation Safety

Aviation lawyers for both plaintiffs and defendants agree that criminalization of aviation negligence is a bad thing. By Mike Danko of the Danko Law Firm.


By Mike Danko


A mechanic in Texas attached a 17-inch strip of metal to a Continental Airlines DC-10 engine cowl. He didn't follow proper procedures. Weeks later, the DC-10 was halfway around the world, departing Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. The strip fell off, coming to rest on the runway. The next plane to depart was an Air France Concorde. One of the Concorde's tires ran over the titanium strip and exploded. Tire debris punctured the Concorde'...

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