Afriqiyah crash investigation focusing on faulty landing aids, sunlight

Investigators examining the Afriqiyah Airways A330-200 crash are expected to focus on faulty landing aids and the pilots being blinded by the sun as possible causes. Flight 8U771, en route from Johannesburg, was attempting to land at Tripoli International at about 6 a.m. local time Wednesday when it...

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