Communiqués

TSB # A20/2005

(Gatineau, Quebec, August 8, 2005) - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada's Investigator in Charge, Réal Levasseur, will hold investigation updates on August 8 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on the Air France Airbus accident of August 2, 2005, at the Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada.

The press conference will be held at:

Airport Emergency Support Centre
Lester B. Pearson International Airport
2935 Convair Drive (Hwy. 401 and Renfort)
Toronto, Ontario

Representatives from the media who cannot attend the press conference will be able to listen in by calling: (416) 776-4420. Callers are asked to mute their telephone while using this service.

The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

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