Air Algerie News

Air Algerie Mali Crash Linked to Icing and Pilot Error, French Investigator Says

The crash of Air Algerie MD-83 in Mali last July, an accident that claimed 116 lives, was triggered by the icing of pressure probes after pilots failed to turn on anti-icing systems, investigators said. When the probes iced up in …

Mystery Crashes Spawn Deadliest Year for Air Travel in Nearly a Decade

Three crashes which have yet to be fully explained, involving the most modern airliners in the safest phase of flight, made last year the deadliest for air travel in almost a decade. The loss of two Malaysian Air Boeing Co. …