Brazil's president defends air safety record; TAM admits thrust reverser shut off
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attempted to assure a shaken nation Friday night that its air traffic system is safe despite two crashes in less than 11 months that combined to kill more than 340 people, insisting in a televised address that "our aviation system is compatible with all...
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