SouthShoreNow.caSwissair Flight 111 ArchiveEighty stories SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 09 Early hours focussed on finding survivors Rescue hopes faded as daylight approached http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept9-earlyhours.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 09 Disaster is worst ever for aircraft and company, Flight 111 represents first fatalities for MD-11 http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept9-plane.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 09 Survivors wouldn't have lived long, Expert says hypothermia would have killed survivors in hours http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept9-livedlong.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 09 World comes crashing down, International focus on South Shore in wake of Flight 111 disaster http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept9-world.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 09 Nova Scotians ready to help families, Province opens arms to grieving families http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept9-gov.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 16 Rescue and salvage workers will need support Anyone connected to the tragedy in any way could suffer without aid http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept16-debriefing.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 16 Crash cause won't be known for some time – Investigators continue to probe all available information about the Flight 111 disaster http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept16-crashcause.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 23 Electrical failure might have brought down Flight 111 Investigators say two recorders shutting off at the same time could indicate cause of crash http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept23-update.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1998 September 30 Officials plan to lift Flight 111 debris Weather closing in on crash investigation and salvage operation http://www.southshorenow.ca/swissair/swissairsept30-update.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 January 27 TSB denies flight crew argued before crash http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/012799/news&article=10 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 January 27 Meeting called to consider Swissair memorial http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/012799/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 February 10 Chester charter boat captain sues Swissair for lost income http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/021099/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 February 10 Swissair memorial should be kept simple http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/021099/news&article=12 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 February 24 Blandford healing in wake of air disaster, further tragedies http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/022499/news&article=3 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 February 24 Nova Scotia families bond with crash victims' relatives http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/022499/news&article=9 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 February 24 Swissair gives more money to fishermen http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/022499/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 March 10 Province announces trust fund for Swissair memorial http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/031099/news&article=4 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 March 17 Investigators ponder next move in Swissair recovery operation http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/031799/news&article=9 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 March 17 Lighthouse Publishing recognized for ongoing coverage http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/031799/news&article=10 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 March 17 Legion, company receives RCMP certificates of appreciation http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/031799/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 April 07 Blandford residents decide to keep Swissair donation http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/040799/news&article=19 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 April 07 Scanner silence: new emergency radio system will have ups and downs http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/040799/news&article=22 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 April 14 Three sites named for Swissair memorials http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/041499/news&article=13 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 April 21 Nova Scotia volunteers honoured http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/042199/news&article=27 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 May 12 Crash zone still closed http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/051299/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 May 12 Residents using Swissair fund to save lives http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/051299/news&article=12 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 May 12 Swissair burial site will be announced this week http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/051299/news&article=13 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 May 19 Bayswater chosen as burial site for victims of Flight 111 http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/051999/news&article=3 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 May 19 Town hall meeting praises Mounties http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/051999/news&article=7 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 May 19 Swissair workers receive country's top police honour http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/051999/news&article=14 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 June 02 Crash investigators give progress report http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/060299/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 June 09 Swissair memorial designs announced http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/060999/news&article=8 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 June 23 Blandford residents attend Swissair donation and appreciation ceremony http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/062399/news&article=10 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 July 21 Beachcombers asked to watch for Swissair debris http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/072199/news&article=25 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 July 28 The Bulletin, Lighthouse staff win national newspaper awards ..."The Swissair crash in September 1998 killed 229 people and overshadowed the lives of people living near the crash site. The handful of staff at Lighthouse Publishing not only covered the story, but also devoted several dozen pages to the story over the next four months. Solid reporting..." http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/072899/news&article=5 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 July 28 Wording announced for Swissair memorials http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/072899/news&article=22 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 August 04 Kites will remember crew, passengers of Swissair crash http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/080499/news&article=21 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 August 18 Memorial services announced as first anniversary of Swissair tragedy nears http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/081899/news&article=7 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 01 Bayswater becomes final resting place http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090199/news&article=2 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 01 Services mark crash anniversary http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090199/news&article=13 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 01 Crash probe could take another year http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090199/news&article=14 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 01 Song 'Heaven's Open Arms' remembers Swissair tragedy http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090199/news&article=20 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 01 Life goes on - somehow http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090199/comment&article=2 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Love lost and found in Nova Scotia http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Giving thanks for lives lost http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=12 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Still offering support to families http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=13 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Families visit final resting place http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=14 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Families find some solace in pilgrimage to Peggy's Cove http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=15 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Flight 111 families applaud Nova Scotians http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=16 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Sweet release...Kite celebration helped locals let go of Swissair sadness http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=17 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Chester Basin couple brings good news to family http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=18 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 September 08 Ship's bell marks time of tragedy http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/090899/news&article=19 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 October 06 Flight 111 salvage work ends http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/100699/news&article=7 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 October 06 Swissair entertainment system banned by the FAA http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/100699/news&article=8 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 October 27 Still searching for answers, Investigators hope to find clues in latest Flight 111 debris http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/102799/news&article=15 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 November 10 Exclusion zone lifted from around crash site http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/111099/news&article=10 SouthShoreNow.ca, 1999 December 22 Swissair probe reaches another milestone http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=1999/122299/news&article=10 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 March 22 Swissair probe finds new safety concern http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/032200/news&article=10 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 May 31 Swissair crew cut engine before crash http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/053100/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 May 31 Locals split on search for Swissair diamonds http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/053100/news&article=12 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 June 28 Second map light ruled out as cause of Swissair crash http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/062800/news&article=14 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 July 12 'Blessed Stranger' tells story of Swissair aftermath http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/071200/arts&article=5 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 August 02 Swissair memories flow during 'Help the Helpers' founder's fountain visit http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/080200/news&article=13 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 August 30 Swissair probe inching along http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/083000/news&article=2 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 August 30 Geneva man makes new life here after losing daughter on Flight 111 http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/083000/news&article=9 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 December 06 Aviation industry criticized http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/120600/news&article=2 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2000 December 06 Cause may never be known http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2000/120600/news&article=8 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2001 January 03 Chester municipal council notes ...contract to maintain the Swissair Flight 111 Memorial at Bayswater... http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2001/010301/news&article=15 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2001 February 07 RCMP thank union for hall use during Swissair investigation http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2001/020701/news&article=17 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2001 February 14 Bridgewater to lose six hours of ambulance service in April ...He pointed to the company's response to the crash of Swissair Flight 111 as an example of the system's success. "We had 25 ambulances there within 25 or 30 minutes," he said... http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2001/021401/news&article=8 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2001 June 20 'Grand old Granby' pays visit to local waters http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2001/062001/news&article=10 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2001 September 19 Mayor's Chowder Club address changed in light of U.S. tragedy ..."We were told that on any given day, there are over 1,000 flights that pass over here," said the mayor, who noted these figures have gone up even in the three years since the downing of Swissair Flight 111. Roughly 500 of the flights are heading to the United States, while the other half are en route to Europe. Using an average of 160 people per flight, that's 160,000 people per day, or 58 million per year, who are passing overhead, he said, and as such are our neighbours. "(They) may be a few miles up but nonetheless close by..." http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2001/091901/news&article=29 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2001 November 28 Lunenburg MLA and Justice Minister introduces five pieces of legislation... ...The Swissair 111 crash...pointed out some of the inadequacies with the legislative mandate of the Chief Medical Examiner. It was the Swissair tragedy that showed it was important to have a modern act that clearly outlined the responsibilities of the CME to be able to do investigations and this will make for easier access to obtain documents in fatalities... http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2001/112801/news&article=8 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2001 December 19 Still in infancy, OCIPEP takes on larger role after September 11 ...the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness played a role in co-ordinating federal expertise during the Swissair disaster in 1998... http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2001/121901/news&article=17 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2002 July 17 Report into Swissair crash delayed to 2003, First draft expected to go to officials for review soon http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2002/071702/news&article=30 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2002 August 28 Hamming it up: Locals host provincial amateur radio event http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2002/082802/news&article=23 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2003 March 05 Swissair report coming this month, TSB to release causes of 1998 plane crash off Peggy's Cove http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2003/030503/news&article=4 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2003 April 02 Pilots could not have saved Flight 111, Crash a 'wake-up call' for industry about dangers of hidden fire http://southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2003/040203/news&article=3 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2003 August 27 Swissair: five years later http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2003/082703/news&article=11 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2003 September 10 Swissair families return for fifth anniversary http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2003/091003/news&article=19 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2006 November 08 Hanging up his hat, RCMP corporal closes door on 35-year career ..."Because I was on the dive team, you get opportunities that guys on just detachment don't get... Things like Swissair. I was there for three months." http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/viewer.php?sctn=2006/110806/news&article=25 SouthShoreNow.ca, 2008 May 06 Lunenburg County ground search and rescue celebrates 30 years of service ...The largest task in their history was a mutual aid operation in Halifax's area after the September 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 that lasted dozens of days... http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/050608/news/index13.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 2008 September 02 Retired RCMP diver helped co-ordinate multi-million-dollar effort http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/090208/news/index037.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 2008 September 02 Timeline: history of the Flight 111 crash http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/090208/news/index038.php SouthShoreNow.ca, 2008 September 02 Remembering Swissair: Blandford woman has welcomed families for a decade http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/090208/news/index039.php These links were accessed and found to be valid on 7 September 2008. 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Seattle Post-IntelligencerSwissair Flight 111 ArchiveSeattle Post-Intelligencer, 1993 December 02 Pairing of airlines smooths connections ...Recent airline partnerships include Northwest and KLM, dating from April 1991; British Airways and USAir in May of this year; Delta and Swissair in June; American and British Midland last month; Continental and Air France, also last month; and United and Lufthansa, to start in January. The goal is to attract more passengers by making it easier to reach far-flung destinations. The partnerships vary, but they typically include coordinating schedules to make connections easier and "code-sharing," a...term that describes how two partners sell seats on the same flight... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1993/9312020029.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1996 December 23 Swissair, Delta Partners http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1996/9612230029.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1998 September 04 Boeing Sends Special Team to Examine MD-11 Crash ...The Swissair crash was the first MD-11 crash with fatalities, and the third major incident... The Swissair MD-11 was delivered new in August 1991 by McDonnell Douglas, the St. Louis-based aerospace company acquired by Boeing last year. It had taken off 6,554 times and had logged 35,998 hours of flight time. Those figures are "pretty average for that age"... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1998/9809040061.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1998 October 16 Insulation Switch Will Cost Boeing, Airlines Await Final Word ...The FAA's action arose because of last month's Swissair crash, in which the crew reported smoke in the cockpit. Canadian investigators have not said this was an insulation fire, or that it wasn't... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1998/9810160080.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1998 October 30 Swissair Unplugs Its Suspect Entertainment System http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1998/9810300082.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1999 January 29 Faa Orders Inspection of MD-11 Wiring and Insulation http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1999/9901290068.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1999 February 01 Jet Returns to Sea-Tac After Smoke is Reported MD-11 is one of the type Ordered Checked Two hours after taking off, an American Airlines MD-11 jetliner with 79 passengers aboard returned to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport without incident yesterday after the pilot reported smelling smoke... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1999/9902010063.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1999 February 02 Md-11 Leaves for Tokyo after Cause of Smoke Found ...The problem turned out to be a short circuit in a VCR (video cassette Recorder)... The VCR is used for movies and some in-flight information... Fire problems on MD-11s have received increasing scrutiny since a Swissair flight crashed into the ocean in September 1998 after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1999/9902020038.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1999 February 15 Reports Cite Poor Work in Everett Jets Record Production Push has Some Buyers Fuming More than six miles high, the British Airways 747 was winging its way from Sydney to Bangkok when the pilot and co-pilot detected a burning smell on the flight deck, and several warning messages appeared on a crew alert system. Such ominous signs that something may be burning are taken very seriously on jetliners these days, especially after September's crash off Nova Scotia of Swissair Flight 111. All 229 people aboard that Boeing MD-11 died when the plane plunged into the sea 16 minutes after the pilots first reported smoke in the cockpit... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1999/9901150036.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1999 May 04 FAA orders upgrade of 'Black Box' in 737 Jets ...U.S. and Canadian transportation safety agencies have been recommending better flight data and cockpit voice recorders with their own emergency power supplies after a number of recent major accidents failed to capture crucial details. In last year's crash of a Swissair MD-11 off the east coast of Canada, the flight data and cockpit voice recorders stopped working at 10,000 feet because of a loss of power about six minutes before the plane's impact, killing all 229 people on board... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1999/9905040015.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1999 August 12 Plane Insulation a Fire Hazard FAA Orders Removal from 699 MD Craft http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1999/9908120068.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1999 December 16 NTSB Requests MD-11 Changes Safety Board Calls for Fire-Prevention Efforts http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1999/9912160034.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2000 July 03 United, American scrutinize planes' laptop ports http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/lap03.shtml Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2001 May 24 Heaters to be checked on McDonnell Douglas jets http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/24392_faa24.shtml Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2001 July 05 Swiss plane freed after protest ends http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/29996_tb305.shtml Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2001 November 07 Belgian national airline files for bankruptcy ...He laid much of the blame for Sabena's demise on the Swissair Group, which bought 49.5 percent of the Belgian carrier in 1995... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/45615_sabena07.shtml Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2001 December 31 Online travel business regains altitude http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/52579_onlinetravel31.shtml Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2002 March 06 Part of Swissair suit dismissed http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/60930_swissair06.shtml Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2002 May 08 Chinese airliner crashes; 112 feared lost Insulation in MD-82 could be linked to reported fire ...U.S. safety officials warned three years ago that an insulation material widely used in McDonnell Douglas jetliners like the one that crashed posed a fire hazard. In response to the deadly crash in 1998 of a Swissair MD-11 that plunged into the ocean after an in-flight electrical fire, the Federal Aviation Administration in August 1999 ordered the replacement of insulation material in about 700 McDonnell Douglas planes in the U.S. fleet, including the MD-80 series... The fiberglass insulation that has raised concerns is covered with metalized Mylar... It was used in the DC-10, the MD-80 series and the MD-90. It was also used in MD-11s, like the Swissair jumbo jet that crashed in September 1998 near Halifax, Nova Scotia, 16 minutes after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit. All 229 passengers and crew were killed... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/69503_chinacrash08.shtml Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2005 April 02 FAA orders jet insulation fix http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/218484_boeinginsulation02.html SeattlePI.com, 2007 September 05 NTSB concerned about potential for cockpit fire in some Boeing jets http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/aerospace/archives/121251.asp Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007 November 07 New steps ordered for airline wiring http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/338749_faawiring08.html SeattlePI.com, 2007 December 24 Carriers take cue from Boeing fiasco in rolling out Web http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/344760_airboeing25.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2008 February 01 NTSB investigating incident aboard Boeing 757-200 ...Several of the 139 passengers and seven crew members were taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. While the plane was at cruise altitude over the Atlantic, smoke came from the window heating system connected to the first officer's windshield... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/349787_bizbriefs02.html SeattlePI.com, 2008 February 01 757 safety concerns The NTSB Friday warned that Boeing's 757 has a problem with its window heating system that can lead to smoke or fire in the cockpit – a potentially serious safety issue... http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/aerospace/archives/130851.asp SeattlePI.com, 2008 April 15 Airlines poised to plug jets into Internet http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/359173_wirelessflights16.html SeattlePI.com, 2008 April 17 Alaska and FAA investigating smoke in cockpit, cabin http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/359503_alaskasmoke18.html These links were accessed and found to be valid on 18 August 2008. Table of Contents |
The Seattle TimesSwissair Flight 111 ArchiveSixty stories Seattle Times, 1990 May 27 Mcdonnell Douglas Banking On MD-11 Investment http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900527&slug=1074133 Seattle Times, 1990 June 21 Fast Track - Certification Scramble Goes On While Mcdonnell Douglas Faces Growing Financial Problems http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900621&slug=1078194 Seattle Times, 1990 September 04 Boeing, Rivals Play Air-Show Politics ...The GPA Group of Ireland placed firm orders for 12 MD-11s and options for 23 more, a deal worth $2.5 billion... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900904&slug=1091179 Seattle Times, 1990 October 16 Tardy But Technologically Ahead Of Rivals http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19901016&slug=1098517 Seattle Times, 1990 November 09 Mcdonnell Douglas Lands MD-11 Certification ...The 250-400 passenger MD-11 is the first of a new generation of long-range, widebody jetliners expected to become a major part of the global commercial transport fleet by the second half of this decade... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19901109&slug=1103148 Seattle Times, 1991 August 14 Flying Out Of Turmoil - Mcdonnell Douglas Is Beginning To Recuperate From Dramatic Change, But Challenges Still Ahead ...By any measure, Douglas' financial performance has been abysmal. Until the first quarter of this year, the company had not made money on aircraft production since 1974. No aircraft model generated profits over its lifetime... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910804&slug=1298053 Seattle Times, 1992 March 22 Controlling Aerospace - Enter The Dragon: Mcdonnell Douglas And Taiwan Allowing Foreign Stake In U.S. Aircraft Maker Bodes Ill For Boeing ...For McDonnell Douglas, the proposed deal is a godsend... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920322&slug=1482212 Seattle Times, 1992 July 19 Taiwan's Rebuff Leaves Mcdonnell Douglas Scrambling ...After months of prolonged negotiations, Taiwan Aerospace last month backed out of the agreement... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920719&slug=1503043 Seattle Times, 1993 February 14 Down Draft - Troubles Make Future Unclear For Mcdonnell Douglas But Company Says It's Here To Stay http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930214&slug=1685528 Seattle Times, 1993 November 09 Mcdonnell Douglas May Cut Production, Magazine Says ...Douglas Aircraft Co. can profitably manufacture as few as 20 MD-11 trijets and 25 MD-80 twinjets per year between 1994 and the end of 1998... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19931109&slug=1730785 Seattle Times, 1994 November 15 Mcdonnell Focuses On Commercial Jets New CEO Changing Jet Maker's Priorities http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19941115&slug=1942063 Seattle Times, 1995 February 06 Mcdonnell Douglas May Halt MD-11 Work, Paper Reports http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950206&slug=2103520 Seattle Times, 1995 November 16 Boeing Discussing Merger? - Company Reportedly Talking With Mcdonnell Douglas http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19951116&slug=2152829 Seattle Times, 1995 November 17 Analysts Wonder Whether Merger Would Help Boeing http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19951117&slug=2153018 Seattle Times, 1996 December 16 Makers Of Jumbo Jets Whittled To Just One Once there were three jumbo-jet manufacturers in the United States: Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas and Boeing. Now there is one... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961216&slug=2365397 Seattle Times, 1996 December 22 Californians Bullish On Boeing - Mcdonnell-Douglas Deal Spells Security For Beleaguered Aerospace Workers http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961222&slug=2366324 Seattle Times, 1997 April 27 What's Ahead For Boeing? - Company Is Strong But Questions Abound About Mcdonnell Douglas Deal http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970427&slug=2536096 Seattle Times, 1997 July 26 Jet Makers' Stockholders Bless Buyout - Companies To Merge Aug. 4 http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970726&slug=2551476 Seattle Times, 1997 October 01 Boeing Likely To End Some Douglas Jet Lines http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19971001&slug=2563555 Seattle Times, 1998 June 03 Boeing Plans To Phase Out MD-11 Some Layoffs Likely At Long Beach Division http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980603&slug=2754228 Seattle Times, 1998 September 03 Pilot Warned Passengers Before Crash - 137 Americans Among Dead http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980903&slug=2770023 Seattle Times, 1998 September 04 Swissair Releases Names Of 213 Of The Passengers http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980904&slug=2770191 Seattle Times, 1998 September 04 MD-11 Had Earlier FAA Warnings - Pilots Had Reported Smoke Before Crash http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980904&slug=2770193 Seattle Times, 1998 September 06 Relatives Of Swissair Crash Victims Send Wreaths Out To Sea http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980906&slug=2770584 Seattle Times, 1998 September 07 Divers Recover Flight 111'S 'Black Box' Plane's Cockpit Voice Recorder Still Sought http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980907&slug=2770693 Seattle Times, 1998 September 08 Last 6 Minutes Of Flight A Mystery - Hints Of Power Failure On Data Recorder; Rough Seas Hamper Voice-Recorder Rescue http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980908&slug=2770802 Seattle Times, 1998 September 09 Wire Type On MD-11 Known To Trigger Fires Kapton Used In Hundreds Of Planes http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980909&slug=2770966 Seattle Times, 1998 September 11 Swissair Computers Gave Out Faulty Data, Probers Say Investigation Of Fatal Crash Is Continuing http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980911&slug=2771492 Seattle Times, 1998 September 12 Cockpit Recorder From Swissair 111 Found By Divers http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980912&slug=2771565 Seattle Times, 1998 September 13 Cockpit Voices Clear On Tape - Investigators Hope Recording Will Help Unravel Crash Mystery http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980913&slug=2771830 Seattle Times, 1998 September 14 Pilots' Words Will Be Sealed Forever Under Canadian Law http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980914&slug=2772021 Seattle Times, 1998 September 15 Divers Search For Lost Lives, Valuables From Swissair Crash http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980916&slug=2772380 Seattle Times, 1998 September 18 Swissair Crash Clues May Lie On Ocean Floor http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980918&slug=2772858 Seattle Times, 1998 September 19 Changes In Flight Recorders Possible, Missing Data From Crash May Prompt New Rules http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980919&slug=2772930 Seattle Times, 1998 September 29 Law Spurs Airlines To Aid Families After Major Disaster http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980929&slug=2774846 Seattle Times, 1998 October 01 Sources: Swissair Jet Had Type Of Insulation Involved In Other Fires http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981001&slug=2775244 Seattle Times, 1998 October 05 Swissair Flight 111 Recorder Data Reportedly Garbled In Key Spots http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981005&slug=2775929 Seattle Times, 1998 October 06 Daily Briefing Swissair is considering payments of up to $137,000 to families of those killed in the Flight 111 crash. It has already been named in a $50 million lawsuit by former boxing champion Jake LaMotta, whose son died in the crash... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981006&slug=2776083 Seattle Times, 1998 October 15 FAA Recommends That Most Airlines Replace Insulation ...Some aviation officials estimated the price tag for the switch could total billions of dollars. The recommendation grew out of the investigation of Swissair Flight 111, which crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia last month and killed all 229 people on board.... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981015&slug=2777805 Seattle Times, 1998 October 16 Airlines Back FAA On Call To Replace Insulation On Jets Upgrade Fleets Over Time, Industry Says http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981016&slug=2778004 Seattle Times, 1998 October 30 New Chief Executive At Delta Air Lines Sees Blue Skies For Once-Fading Airline ...The telephone call that awakened Mullin with news of the crash was his most searing moment at Delta... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981030&slug=2780733 Seattle Times, 1998 November 08 Pilot Or 737 Rudder? Both Eyed In Crash ...Notably, the investigation of this summer's Swissair crash off Halifax, Nova Scotia, could produce fresh information about how recorders can shut down prematurely during an unfolding disaster. The MD-11, made by McDonnell-Douglas before the company was bought by Boeing, crashed Sept. 2, killing all 229 on board. Upon recovering the cockpit and flight data recorders from the ocean floor, investigators found both devices had stopped operating about six minutes before the jet hit the water.... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981108&slug=2782208 Seattle Times, 1998 November 12 FBI tells airlines to inspect electrical switches on MD-11s http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981112&slug=2783094 Seattle Times, 1998 November 29 Daily Briefing Eleven relatives of victims of Swissair Flight 111 returned yesterday to the site of the Sept. 2 crash for a ceremony at sea to remember their loved ones. They tossed red carnations from a Canadian navy ship into frigid waters over the wreckage, off the coast of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981129&slug=2786107 Seattle Times, 1998 December 09 FAA Orders Inspections Of Wiring On MD-11 Doors http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981209&slug=2788084 Seattle Times, 1998 December 22 Daily Briefing Sixteen weeks after the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off the coast of Nova Scotia, police said today that remains of all 229 victims have been identified. More than $1 million in U.S. currency has been recovered... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19981222&slug=2790379 Seattle Times, 1999 March 01 Daily Briefing An airline official said today his company would pay $135,000 to the relatives of each of the 229 victims of the Swissair crash off Nova Scotia Sept. 2. SAirGroup Chief Executive Philippe Bruggisser said that 25 families had accepted the offer so far... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990301&slug=2946943 Seattle Times, 1999 April 21 More Electrical Inspections Ordered For MD-11 Aircraft http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990421&slug=2956305 Seattle Times, 1999 July 19 FAA Eases Order On Insulation - Tests Designed To Prevent Fires http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990719&slug=2972652 Seattle Times, 1999 August 05 Swissair Surprises Victims' Families, Takes Responsibility For Fatal Crash http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990805&slug=2975693 Seattle Times, 1999 August 06 Boeing, Airline Offer Pretrial Settlements For '98 Swissair Crash http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990806&slug=2975962 Seattle Times, 1999 August 11 FAA To Order Insulation Replacement For 700 Planes http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990811&slug=2976691 Seattle Times, 1999 August 12 FAA Says 699 Planes Need New Insulation http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990812&slug=2976973 Seattle Times, 1999 September 01 Daily Briefing Nearly a year after Swissair Flight 111 crashed into the sea off Nova Scotia, relatives of the victims have traveled to the fishing villages near the crash site for memorial ceremonies... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990901&slug=2980482 Seattle Times, 1999 October 15 Daily Briefing More than a year after the crash of Swissair Flight 111, investigators have recovered more debris that includes human remains. Larry Vance, deputy investigator in charge of the crash probe, said yesterday that human remains and jewelry were mixed with pieces of the aircraft pulled up late last month... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19991015&slug=2988997 Seattle Times, 1999 December 15 Safety Changes In MD-11 Airliners Suggested By NTSB http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19991215&slug=3001618 Seattle Times, 1999 December 16 NTSB: Changes Needed In MD-11 Electrical Units http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19991216&slug=3001912 Seattle Times, 2000 May 24 Lloyd's won't dive for gems at Swissair crash site http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000524&slug=4022756 Seattle Times, 2000 May 26 FAA orders operators to replace insulation on 719 Boeing craft http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000526&slug=4023170 Seattle Times, 2000 July 06 Top executive at Swissair takes job at travel Web site http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000706&slug=4030465 Seattle Times, 2000 July 14 An Epidemic of Inaction ...In a September 1998 interview before his death in the crash of Swissair Flight 111... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000714&slug=4031737 Seattle Times, 2000 August 20 Reverberations of a Crash ...Because the World Wide Web emerged during the course of the investigation, ease of access to documents generated by investigators was unprecedented. Previously, one had to inspect factual reports and evidence at the NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C. The access to documents and the general connectedness the Web affords also enabled vigorous scrutiny of the investigation by critics... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000820&slug=4038176 Seattle Times, 2001 August 17 FAA moves to improve aging wiring ...wiring may have started the fire blamed for downing Swissair Flight 111 off the coast of Nova Scotia in September 1998, killing all 229 people on board... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010817&slug=faawiring17 Seattle Times, 2002 March 04 Neutral Swiss vote to join United Nations ...The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks might have influenced the vote by shattering the Swiss sense that their country could remain immune from world events. The attacks took a toll by grounding Swissair, the national airline, which already was suffering from financial woes. The sense of vulnerability was heightened Sept. 27, when an armed man entered the regional parliament in Zug, killing 14 people in the country's worst mass killing... http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020304&slug=swiss04 Seattle Times, 2003 March 28 Safety board believes spark led to 1998 Swissair Flight 111 crash http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030328&slug=wdig28 Seattle Times, 2005 April 01 FAA to order insulation in 800 Boeing planes replaced http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20050401&slug=webfaa01 Seattle Times, 2005 April 02 FAA proposes airlines replace older insulation http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20050402&slug=insulation02 Seattle Times, 2007 October 08 Airlines racing to provide Wi-Fi in the sky ...Fierce competition is evident in airline industry itself. That's in part because the carriers operate on very thin margins. The profitability of a flight can be determined by just a few passengers per plane. And so airlines work very hard to engender loyalty in their customers. And since many passengers want Wi-Fi, and would be willing to switch airlines for it, the race is on to be wireless in the sky... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2003934109_webairlinesinternet08.html These links were accessed and found to be valid on 18 August 2008. Table of Contents |
Aviation Safety NetworkSwissair Flight 111 ArchiveAviation Safety Network Accident Description: Swissair MD-11, 1998 Sep 02 http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980902-0 Aviation Safety Network Investigation Timeline: Swissair flight SR 111 http://aviation-safety.net/news/news.php?field=coverage&var=SWR111 Aviation Safety Network ATC transcript Swissair Flight 111 - 02 Sep 1998 http://aviation-safety.net/investigation/cvr/transcripts/atc_sr111.php Aviation Safety Network CVR & FDR (Data Recorders, a.k.a. Black Boxes) http://aviation-safety.net/investigation/cvr/ These links were accessed and found to be valid on 28 April 2010. Table of Contents |
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