https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The bodies of two pilots killed when their private plane crashed in the French Alps were recovered Saturday after intense searches in the mountains east of Chambery, the city's prosecutor said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161127/two-pilots-killed-in-tourist-plane-crash-in-french-alps Sun, 27 Nov 2016 11:25:05 +0100 two-pilots-killed-in-tourist-plane-crash-in-french-alps The French probe into the Germanwings plane crashed into a mountainside by the co-pilot said Sunday "clearer rules" are required on when medical confidentiality can be lifted if pilots are found to have psychological issues. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160313/lift-confidentiality-for-mentally-ill-pilots-germanwings-probe Sun, 13 Mar 2016 13:22:52 +0100 lift-confidentiality-for-mentally-ill-pilots-germanwings-probe Air France and Lufthansa said on Saturday that they will stop flying over Egypt's Sinai peninsula after a Russian passenger plane went down in the area with the loss of all 224 people on board. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151101/air-france-lufthansa-stop-sinai-overflights-after-russia-crash Sun, 01 Nov 2015 12:03:19 +0100 air-france-lufthansa-stop-sinai-overflights-after-russia-crash US aviation officials this week ruled out the possibility that the 1996 New York-Paris TWA Flight 800 was taken down by a missile or bomb. Despite a forthcoming documentary, investigators reaffirmed the deadly crash was caused by a fuel tank explosion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130703/officials-rule-out-bomb-in-1996-new-york-paris-air-crash Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:25:00 +0200 officials-rule-out-bomb-in-1996-new-york-paris-air-crash Seventeen years after 230 passengers died on board a Paris bound flight from New York, six former investigators want the probe reopened, claiming the aircraft was brought down by an external explosion. A documentary will air in the US next month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130620/calls-to-reopen-probe-into-1996-new-york-paris-air-crash Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:24:00 +0200 calls-to-reopen-probe-into-1996-new-york-paris-air-crash