AF447's Airbus A330 wreckage found
The fourth campaign to fi
In the most recent search to find the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, French investigators have found engines, landing gear and wing parts, inspiring hope that they will find the aircraft’s black boxes.
In the most recent search to find the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, French investigators have found engines, landing gear and wing parts, inspiring hope that they will find the aircraft’s black boxes.

The fourth campaign to find the wreckage of Air France Flight 447 has finally yielded positive results, as crews who resumed search operations on March 25 identified large aircraft subassemblies off the Brazilian coast on Sunday. All 228 aboard the Airbus A330-200 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris died when it crashed on June 1, 2009.

The French Minister of Ecology announced today that recovery operations will begin within one month. So far, investigators have identified at least one aircraft engine, wing pieces and landing gear. The small, unmanned submarines have also found human remains.