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Spanair crash investigation Judge listens to emergency services hurt

Posted Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

The Judge leading the Spanair crash investigation has called in the 4 National Police agents hurt in the Spainair case in order to evaluate their stories and decide if any honour actions should be taken in their cases.
Their testimony will be taken into account when deciding the outcome of this case - and, if necessary, [...]

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3 charged for homicide and negligence in the Spainair crash case

Posted Thursday, October 16th, 2008

3 charged for homicide and negligence in the Spainair crash case
After the terrible week in which the Spainair case descended into a farce, the presiding judge investigating the case spent a while getting to grips with the case.
He has now accepted the preliminary report into the crash, which puts forwards as the explanation that after [...]

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Spanair crash investigation is descending into a farce.

Posted Saturday, September 20th, 2008

With the announcement yesterday by the Commercial Pilot Association that the investigation is “ruined”, and the attempted resignation of their representatives to the Air Investigation Board, the investigation into the Spanair Madrid -Canary Islands crash has descended into a complete farce.
The sole reason for establishing an Air Accidents Board is to find out the true [...]

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Why the press coverage of the Madrid Disaster shocks us

Posted Monday, August 25th, 2008

 The Anglo in Hispanic blogosphere (http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/25/morbo-spanish-news-media-horror/, http://southofwatford.blogspot.com/2008/08/madrid-airport-accidentthe-reactions.html, and other) has been buzzing with suggestions that the Spanish media coverage of the Madrid Air Disaster is because of some unique Spanish trait.
Well, I disagree. I don’t think it’s because of a TV programme in the 90’s, or because of pent up frustration after the Franco [...]

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The Madrid air disaster

Posted Thursday, August 21st, 2008

I was sitting in a busy restaurant when the news broke of the plane crash. As mobile phones started to beep, conversation died out. The music was shut off, a TV was quickly switched on to the breaking news. In the corner, a lady burst into tears and her husband hurried out - no doubt [...]

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