Air Crashes
The investigation following an air disaster is supposed to make air travel safer. But do the reports always get to the truth about why planes crash? Emma Jane Kirby investigates.
The investigation following an air disaster is supposed to make air travel safer. But do the reports always get to the truth about why planes crash? Emma Jane Kirby examines claims that international air accident investigations are often slow, incompetent and influenced by political sensitivities. So how does this affect the victims' families as they fight manufacturers and airlines for compensation? And could the blame game be preventing lessons being learned that could prevent future accidents?
Producer Jenny Chryss.
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Do we ever learn the truth about plane crashes?
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- Tue 5 Apr 2011 20:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 10 Apr 2011 17:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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