The Spanish airline that operated a passenger jet that crashed on Wednesday, killing 153 people, says that the plane had no known mechanical problems before it attempted to take off. A Spanair spokesman told reporters in Madrid that the pilots had aborted a previous take-off after a gauge indicated that overheated air was entering the jet.
However this problem was fixed before they tried to take off for a second time. The McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 crashed and burst into flames just seconds after becoming airborne. Investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash. Meanwhile, a minute's silence has been held across Spain to remember the victims of the accident. Only 19 people on board the plane survived, and many Spain broke rules in energy deal ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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