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McGill Expert Alert: Lost Air France Airbus

Published: 2 June 2009

Possible Air France wreckage found in Atlantic

Story: "Search teams scanning the Atlantic Ocean found some pieces of wreckage that may be part of the missing Air France plane destined for Paris, military officials reported Tuesday. The Airbus A330 was carrying 228 people when it disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night."

McGill Expert: Dr. Wagdi George Habashi, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Director of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and an expert in aerospace engineering.

Source: CBC News: www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/06/02/air-france-plane-search365.html

If you would like to interview Dr. Habashi, please contact:

Mark Shainblum
Media Relations Officer (Research)
McGill University
tel: 514-398-2189

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