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Bombardier blamed for mishap

A repair error by Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Aerospace led to the March 2007 nose-down of an All Nippon Airways twin-turboprop at Kochi airport, transport ministry investigators said in a report released Wednesday. Bombardier maintenance workers... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, May 28 2008

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20 May 08 visit Bombardier plane's gear failure due to faulty repairs: Canada  »  Japan Times Canadian aviation authorities have agreed in principle with a report by a Japanese government panel arguing that a mishap last year involving a twin turboprop made by Canada's Bombardier Aerospace likely stemmed from the maker's failure to fit an...
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