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	China Airlines Flight 611 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flight data recorder from Flight 611 shows that the plane began gaining altitude at a significantly faster rate in the 27 seconds before the plane broke apart, although the extra gain in altitude was well within the plane's design limits.
		This accident is deemed similar to the Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident in Tokyo on August 12, 1985, which also involved a Boeing 747-SR aircraft with faulty repair work done after a tail strike many years before the final demise of the aircraft.
		The accident flight was the second last planned flight to be operated by the aircraft for China Airlines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_611 (940 words)

	Questions over the crash of China Airlines Flight 611
		On Wednesday, searchers located the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorders or “fl boxes”, as well as a large piece of wreckage believed to be the front end of the plane.
		China maintains missile batteries on the coast opposite the Taiwanese-held Penghu islands, in case of war in the Taiwan Strait.
		Though admitting a fuel-tank explosion was “one of the possibilities”, he justified the airline’s actions on the grounds it had “put some insulation on the wiring [of the fuel pumps]”.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/jun2002/taiw-j01.shtml (1032 words)

	China Airlines Flight 140 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On April 26, 1994, A China Airlines aircraft was due to land in Nagoya, Japan from Taipei, Taiwan.
		China Airlines suffered financial difficulties in the aftermath which four years later, another China Airlines A300 crashed on approach to Chiang Kai Shek Airport.
		China Airlines was the given the famous quote "The airline who seems determined to break all records for delivering passengers to their maker rather than their destination." (Pg 280, The tombstone imperative THE TRUTH ABOUT AIR SAFETY by Andrew Weir)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_140 (316 words)

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	www.famouschinese.com /public/China-Related_Topics_CE-CH.html (5481 words)

	China Airlines - Flight to Taiwan - Travel to China
		China Airlines (CAL, Chinese languageChinese: 中華航空, commonly abbreviated 華航) is the state-owned airline of the Republic of China and is based in Taipei, Taiwan (not to be confused with Air China, which is owned by the People's Republic of China).
		During the 1960s, China Airlines was able to establish its first domestic and international routes, and in 1962, a flight from Taipei to Hualien CityHualien became the airline's first domestic service.
		In recent years, pro-Taiwan independence activists have sought to rename the airline to "Taiwan Airlines", arguing that foreigners in the past have confused this airline with Air China and that "China" is not a representative name for an airline that does not service mainland China.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/China_Airlines (854 words)

	Boeing 747 - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		American Airlines, and Continental Airlines are among the larger carriers to discontinue the 747.
		Airlines, however, would have preferred Boeing to develop an all-new design instead of an updated 747, and the plan was dropped after a few months.
		But once again airlines were not interested, and Boeing cancelled the program in 2001 after no orders were forthcoming, devoting its energies to the ill-fated Sonic Cruiser.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=4614 (3122 words)

	China Airlines 747 Breakup Theories - Pt3/4
		The cause of the aft cargo door rupture/opening is unknown for China Airlines Flight 611 but the usual suspects are: Bomb explosion, center fuel tank explosion, faulty repair on fuselage, missile strike, and of course, electrical.
		The resulting depressurization led to the disruption of the floor structure, causing six passengers and parts of the aircraft to be ejected, rendering No.2 engine inoperative, and impairing the flight controls so that it was impossible for the crew to regain control of the aircraft.
		The airplane was being prepared for flight at the UAL maintenance hangar when an inspection of the circuit breaker panel revealed that the C-288 (aft cargo door) circuit breaker had popped.
	www.iasa.com.au /folders/Safety_Issues/others/latestonCI-611-2.html (1023 words)

	Khaleej Times - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The China Airlines Boeing 747-200 jumbo jet was on a flight from Taipei to Hong Kong when it abruptly disappeared from radar on Saturday, fueling speculation of a catastrophic "inflight breakup." The pilot did issue any distress signal and weather was clear at the time.
		Flight CI611 took off from Taipei airport at 3:08 pm (0708 GMT) for Hong Kong and was cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet (10,600 meters) when it vanished from radar screens at 3:28 pm (0728 GMT).
		China Airlines flight CI 611, carrying 206 passengers and 19 crew, took off from Taipei at 3.08pm and lost contact with Hong Kong air control 34 minutes later, a Hong Kong Civil Aviation official said at the conference.
	www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/260502/theworld.htm (6310 words)

	Asia Times: China
		Flight CI 611 took off from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, some 40 kilometers south of Taipei, at 3:08pm and disappeared from radar screens less than half an hour later.
		Farmers near the flight path found debris from the aircraft in their fields - bits of foam padding, baggage check-in stubs and scraps of in-flight magazines.
		Airline officials said most of the passengers were Taiwanese, nine were from mainland China, five were from Hong Kong and Macau, two were Singaporean and one was Swiss.
	www.atimes.com /china/DE29Ad02.html (826 words)

	CNN.com - Asian stocks start week in quiet style - May 27, 2002
		In Taiwan, the stock of China Airlines fell to T$15.20, hitting the daily 7 percent limit for a one-day move.
		China Airlines Flight 611 vanished from radar on Saturday afternoon, with all 225 aboard feared dead.
		China Mobile fell 0.97 percent after China Everbright said it was considering selling the rest of its stake in the cell phone company.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/asia/05/27/market.close/index.html (691 words)

	ESD Journal - The ESD & Electrostatics Magazine
		The May 25 crash of China Air 611 was a U.S.-made, Taiwanese-operated jumbo jet flying from Taipei to Hong Kong.
		Just as in the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, investigators have three theories: an onboard bomb explosion, a missile strike or mechanical failure.
		Could the center fuel tank of the China Airlines plane have suddenly exploded, which is what investigators concluded happened to TWA 800.
	www.esdjournal.com /articles/china611/china611.htm (302 words)

	CI-611 Fatigue Cracks Found
		There was no distress call from the crew, and so far the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have revealed no definitive cause for the rare high-altitude disintegration.
		The in-flight breakup does not appear to be the result of an explosion or fire.
		The second debris field, about a mile away along the flight path, appears to contain most of the rest of the plane.
	www.iasa.com.au /folders/Safety_Issues/others/fatiguecracksfound.html (653 words)

	Uncertainty over Taiwan crash
		The China Airlines jet disintegrated in mid-air 20 minutes into a routine flight from Taipei to Hong Kong.
		It was reportedly its last flight for China Airlines, as it had been sold to a Thai carrier.
		The crash of China Airlines flight 611 follows two major accidents in the region involving mainland Chinese airlines in the last six weeks.
	www.fire.org.uk /BBC_News/News2002/May/bbc270502b.htm (500 words)

	AirDisaster.Com: Accident Photo: China Airlines 611
		Photographer: AP The aircraft [B-18255] departed Taiwan's Chiang Kai Shek Airport at 2:50pm local time for the 1hr 20min flight to Hong Kong.
		This theory is supported by the fact that articles which would have been found inside the aircraft (magazines, etc.) were found up to 80 miles from the crash site.
		There was no sign of an explosion on the recovered debris, and no distress call was received from the flight crew.
	www.airdisaster.com /photos/ci611/photo.shtml (120 words)

	Taiwan Jet Crash
		China Airlines Flight CI 611 crashed into the sea about 19 minutes after takeoff from Taipei bound for Hong Kong.
		China Airlines Flight CI 611 crashed 19 minutes after takeoff from Taipei and killed all 228 onboard (counting 3 infants).
		The Bush-Putin Summit with the leaders side-by-side was the sign of a witness, and the treaty was signed by the power of the federal judiciary.
	www.biblenews1.com /history2/20020525.htm (1068 words)

	'Awesome Effects' of Chinese Jet Crash Anticipated Air Safety Week - Find Articles
		The scenario may be relevant to the May 25 crash of China Airlines flight CI-611 while flying six and a half miles high over the waters of Taiwan Strait on a routine 90-minute flight from Taipei to Hong Kong.
		At 35,000 feet, the altitude at which the China Airlines B747 exploded, the ambient pressure is about 3.5 psi.
		The TWA jetliner was 25 years old; the China Airlines B747 was another "Classic" model, some 23 years old.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0UBT/is_22_16/ai_86637456 (927 words)

	TaxGloss.com...Your Tax Glossary Directory
		On his 2500th flight (August 10, 1896), a gust of wind broke the wing of his glider, causing him to fall from a height of roughly 56 ft (17 m), fracturing his spine.
		Air France Flight 4590 was a Concorde flight from Charles de Gaulle International Airport near Paris, France to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, New York, which crashed on July 25, 2000, in Gonesse, France shortly after takeoff, killing all on board and four on the ground.
		Concurrently, American Airlines Flight 77 and United Airlines Flight 93 were crashed in related terrorist attacks, into The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, respectively.
	www.taxgloss.com (5098 words)

	Editorial
		China Airlines' flight 611 exploded over the Strait of Taiwan about 20 minutes after takeoff on May 25.
		Herrmann believes the cause of the crash was a combination of multiple errors on the part of the flight crew and air traffic controllers.
		Prior to taking the Korean Airlines case, Herrmann gained international repute for his role in litigation that rose from the controversial 1983 shooting down of Korean Airlines flight 007 by the Soviet Union over Sakhalin Island.
	www.nwasianweekly.com /editorial/herrman.htm (794 words)

	"Cost cutting causes poor maintenance."-Diana Fairechild
		And -- Helios is not the only airline that currently cuts corners in the maintenance department (and every other department except CEO lunch treats).
		The mother of the dead co-pilot said that her son had constantly complained to her about this specific aircraft being too cold, and that he had reported this to the company.
		This is a serious emergency situation in which passengers and flight attendants can die within seconds if the oxygen masks don't drop, or if the masks cannot be activated (it happens).
	www.flyana.com /crash.html (521 words)

	Plane in Taiwan crash appears to have split apart without warning - smh.com.au
		The 22-year-old China Airlines jet that crashed en route from Taipei to Hong Kong on Saturday almost certainly disintegrated suddenly, an aviation expert in Hong Kong said yesterday.
		Searchers scouring the sea have retrieved 78 bodies but found no survivors from China Airlines flight 611, which had 225 people on board.
		American experts believe that in the TWA case, the aircraft's belly tank filled with fuel vapour that combined with air in the tank to form a combustible mixture.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/05/26/1022243290022.html (552 words)

	CNN.com - China Airlines second 'black box' found - June 18, 2002
		The flight data recorder box which logs flight information was located Wednesday around 300 meters (984 feet) from where the cockpit voice recorder was retrieved a day earlier.
		Another theory is that the plane's cargo or fuel tanks exploded, causing it to break up, or the plane was the victim of a military accident, although the latter has been ruled out by Taiwan military officials.
		The May 25 crash was China Airlines' fourth fatal accident since 1994.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/18/taiwan.crash (457 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| US experts join Taiwan crash probe
		US crash experts have joined the hunt for clues about what caused a Taiwanese China Airlines airplane to break apart in mid-air on Saturday, leaving all 225 people on board feared dead.
		Taiwanese officials said the US team was involved because of its experience with two other crashes which appear to have similarities with the China Airlines crash, and which also needed deep-sea salvage skills.
		Aviation specialists have put forward several theories about the causes of the China Airlines crash - an internal explosion, sudden cabin depressurisation, a mid-air collision, or a military accident.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2012003.stm (598 words)

	International Lawyers Offer Assistance to Families of China Airlines Flight 611 Victims Business Wire - Find Articles
		Taylor commented, "The families, in addition to grieving for their loved ones on Flight 611, are also asking why the plane crashed and how they can press for answers.
		Bill Lann Lee, one of the most honoured practicing Asian American attorneys in the United States, stated, "Based on preliminary data, it is possible that structural defects or problems with the Flight 611 Boeing 747 may have caused it to fall apart.
		Taylor and Lieff Cabraser have a record of successful prosecution of cases on behalf of families of airplane crash victims, including Taiwanese, and Lieff Cabraser previously led the prosecution of an air disaster lawsuit involving the Boeing 747.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_June_5/ai_86741758 (839 words)

	NAPSNet Daily Report, Friday, May 31, 2002
		China Daily (Shao Zongwei, "JAPAN URGED TO TAKE A RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE," 05/24/02, P1) reported that PRC Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said on May 23 that it is within the PRC's sovereignty to decide how to handle the five people who broke into the Japanese consulate-General in Shenyang two weeks ago.
		China Daily (Xing Zhigang, "DIRECT LINKS IMPORTANT FOR REUNIFICATION," 05/30/02, P1) reported that the PRC on May 29 reproached Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian for going against the common aspiration of all PRC people for national reunification in order to promote creeping independence in his first two years in office.
		China Daily (Xing Zhigang, "TRAGEDY MARKS NEED FOR LINKS," 05/28/02, P1) said that the catastrophic crash of a China airlines plane may turn out to be a new driving force to push forward an ongoing bid from both sides of the Taiwan Straits to end Taiwan's five-decade ban on three direct links.
	www.nautilus.org /archives/napsnet/dr/0205/MAY31.html (2212 words)

	CNN.com - Taiwan Strait talks lack vision - June 4, 2002
		Government and commercial vessels from the mainland and Taiwan were engaged in a joint effort after China Airlines flight 611 crashed into the Taiwan Straits
		And most surprising for the head of a conservative and bureaucratic department, Chen Yunlin did not even stipulate that Taipei's recognition of the one-China principle was a precondition for talks.
		In the wake of the downing of the China Airlines jet off the outlying island of Penghu on May 25, up to ten different government units in the mainland have offered help in rescue operations.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/03/willy.column/index.html (1179 words)

	Headline News
		On the afternoon of May 25, after receiving the news that China Airlines Flight 611 had disintegrated in mid-air and crashed off the island of Penghu, the Tzu Chi Taipei Branch Office immediately set up a contact center.
		The volunteers gathered at four locations-the CKS Airport Hotel in Taoyuan, China Airlines headquarters in Taipei, Sungshan Domestic Airport, and Penghu-where they comforted despairing families.
		On May 26, during the morning assembly of volunteers at the Abode of Still Thoughts in Hualien, Dharma Master Cheng Yen led all those in attendance in a silent prayer for victims of the China Airlines disaster.
	www.tzuchi.org /global/news/articles/20020528.html (476 words)

	Boeing 747 Electrically Caused Inadvertent Cargo Door Openings
		PDF Smith AAR and official AAR for Air India Flight 182, Pan Am Flight 103, and United Airlines Flight 811.
		Also shown is the bottom part of the aft cargo door of China Airlines Flight 611.
		Translant: RA5C Vigilante nonstop flight from Albany Georgia to Rota Spain, 1969.
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	Travel-NEPAL.com, The Ultimate Site On NEPAL - Flight Information.
		Several airlines have direct and non-stop flights from Europe and Asia to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu, the only international airport in Nepal.
		The national carrier, Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, RNAC, has flights to eight international cities in seven different countries.
		You are requested to re-check with the concerned airlines for any changes.
	www.travel-nepal.com /flightinfo.html (125 words)

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