NAME: CAN CRASH 060805N TAPE: EF05/0697 IN_TIME: 11:08:55:14 DURATION: 00:02:15:16 SOURCES: APTN/CBC/POOL DATELINE: Toronto, 3/4/6 August 2005 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST APTN 3 August 2005 1. Crash scene 2. Various of burned-out wreckage CBC 6 August 2005 3. Real Levasseur, Lead Investigator, Canada Transportation Safety Board, arrives at press conference 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Real Levasseur, Lead Investigator, Canada Transportation Safety Board: "We have no indication at this time that there was an aircraft system malfunction that would have been directly linked to this accident. That's not to say that we won't find something in the FDR data when I receive this accurate data later on." POOL August 4, 2005 5. Exterior of the Canada Transportation Safety Board headquarters 6. Various shots of the flight data and voice recorders, man takes off charred cover CBC 6 August 2005 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Real Levasseur, Lead Investigator, Canada Transportation Safety Board: "Four out of eight doors and or emergency exits were used on that air plane, one of those doors was very difficult to open. They had to push quite a bit on it to open it. Two slides did not work properly." APTN August 3, 2005 8. Various of wreckage STORYLINE Investigators trying to determine why an Air France jet skidded off a Toronto runway into a ravine said on Saturday that only four of the aircraft's eight doors and emergency exits were used to escape the burning plane. Real Levasseur of Canada's Transportation Safety Board also said two of the slides used by the 309 passengers and crew in their rush to escape failed to work properly, even though they are supposed to unfold automatically when the emergency doors are opened. He also said that there was no indication that an aircraft malfunction caused the accident, but said the FDR (Flight Data Recorder) may reveal new information. The flight data and voice recorders were found intact and investigators said they should have details within days to help them solve the reasons behind the crash. Air France Flight 358 landed at Lester B. Pearson International Airport during a heavy thunderstorm last Tuesday, skidding off the east-west runway some 200 metres before slamming into a ravine. Remarkably, none of the 309 passengers and crew members died, though at least 43 people were injured and several remained hospitalised on Saturday.

NAME: CAN PLANE2 030805N TAPE: EF05/0687 IN_TIME: 11:07:38:21 DURATION: 00:03:44:21 SOURCES: APTN/CBC/Global TV DATELINE: Toronto - 3 Aug 2005 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: APTN 1. Wide shot of plane wreckage CBC 2. Various shots of investigators looking at plane wreckage 3. Wide shot of crash scene, investigators looking at plane 4. Closer shot of investigators looking at plane wreckage 5. Close up of wreckage 6. Fire trucks and emergency vehicles on scene APTN 7. Wider shot of fire trucks and rescue crews on scene 8. Wide shot of scene where plane skidded off runway, skid marks visible in grass Global TV 9. Wide shot of news conference 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Don Enns, Senior Investigator - Canada Transportation Safety Board: "We're looking for absolutely everything. Right now, as I said, we're just at the very beginning so we're not going to rule out anything. Somebody made a comment about black boxes, that will be one of the issues. This morning we will be going over to the airplane to recover both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. Those will be transferred back to our lab in Ottowa, where they can be downloaded for any usable information." 11. Cutaway of press, pan over to wide shot of Vice-president of Operations, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Brian Lackey speaking at podium 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brian Lackey, Vice-president of Operations -Greater Toronto Airports Authority: "It was definitely an extreme storm, something we haven't seen here for some time. I don't have any further meteorological information on it, but it was definitely different... much more severe." APTN 13. Wide shot of crash scene 14. Wide shot of investigators walking near skid marks APTN 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Olivier Dubos, passenger on crashed plane: "There was a lot of storm, a lot of turbulence, the electricity went down, there was no more light in the plane. Then we landed, we thought we were safe. We were really relieved, we even applauded the pilot, so happy to be back, and then we thought something went really wrong, since the plane got off way and we started to see the flames. We were really holding to our seats until the plane crashed into the ravine and then the crew opened the emergency doors where there was not too much fire, not too much flames and we managed to jump. We were like running away as far as we could from the plane because our biggest fear at that point was that the plane would blow up. It was already a miracle that we were still alive at that point, and then we were just running, running." 16. Wide interior of Pearson International Airport departure hall 17. Passengers at check-in desk 18. Empty Air France check in desk 19. Monitor with departures 20. People standing around departure monitor 21. Rescue vehicles at crash scene, airport and plane taking off in background 22. Plane landing at Pearson International Airport STORYLINE: Investigators are focusing on weather conditions as they look into the fiery end of an Air France jet at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Tuesday. Officials said a heavy rainstorm accompanied by lightning and strong winds likely played a role in the plane skidding off the runway and bursting into flames. The crash into a ravine prompted 309 passengers and crew to slide down escape chutes in an evacuation that took less than two minutes and resulted in only minor injuries. At a news conference Wednesday morning, investigators said efforts were underway to recover the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. Transportation Safety Board investigator Don Enns said once located, the "black boxes" will be transferred back to a laboratory in Ottowa, where they can be examined for any clues to the crash. Enns said despite the obvious weather conditions, investigators are still looking at all possible factors and are "not going to rule out anything." Officials said the airport was under a "red alert," which indicates potential for lightning but does not prevent planes from landing or taking off. Brian Lackey, the vice president of operations for the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, called the storm's severity something they "haven't seen...for some time." Air France said 22 people were injured in the accident, while Toronto airport officials said 43 were hurt. Officials said the evacuation of the passengers and crew took less than two minutes, and the co-pilot was the last to leave the flaming wreckage. Olivier Dubos, a passenger on Flight 358, called it "a miracle" that everyone survived. Dubos said the first sign of trouble came minutes before landing when the pilot aborted an initial attempt to land the plane because of the storm. About a minute before the plane landed, as it approached the airport for a second time, the lights in the cabin went out. Dubos said after the plane's landing, it went off the runway, and that's when the passengers started to see flames. The wreckage of the plane continued to smolder Wednesday just off Highway 401, and Ontario police asked drivers to keep moving and not stare at the remains of the aircraft. Police reported two accidents Tuesday involving gawkers. Meanwhile, Pearson airport was resuming normal operations Wednesday, but delays and cancellations were expected.

NAME: CANADA INVESTIGATION 040805N TAPE: EF05/0691 IN_TIME: 10:22:30:18 DURATION: 00:02:25:15 SOURCES: APTN/CBC DATELINE: Toronto, 4 August 2005 RESTRICTIONS: See script SHOTLIST: APTN Toronto, Canada - 3 August 2005 1. Wide shot of scene where plane crashed on Tuesday, push into wreckage of plane 2. Various close shots of burned-out plane CBC Toronto, Canada, 3 August 2005 3. Wide shot of Transportation Safety Board press conference 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Real Levasseur, lead investigator - Canada Transportation Safety Board: "The injuries are reportedly to his back. I don't know the extent of those injuries and I will not be speaking to the captain - or the team will not be speaking to the captain - until we have been assured by the medical staff who looks after him that he is capable of talking to us." APTN Toronto, Canada, 3 August 2005 5. Pan of burned-out plane 6. Various close shots of plane wreckage CBC Toronto, Canada, 3 August 2005 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Real Levasseur, lead investigator - Canada Transportation Safety Board: "All the indications are that all of the airplane is in the same place. In other words, we don't have any indication that there was a part or any part of that aircraft missing before it departed the end of the runway. So that may prove to be not true later on, but right now we don't have any information that there was anything missing of that aircraft as it departed on the runway. I do know that there was no emergency declared from the part of the air crew and there didn't seem to be anything wrong with the aircraft condition and its safety as it was approaching to land at this time." APTN Toronto, Canada, August 3 2005 8. Water being sprayed on plane wreckage 9. Wide shot of scene, push into tighter shot of wreckage STORYLINE: Investigators looking into why an Air France jet crashed and burned at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Tuesday say there appeared to be nothing wrong with the aircraft and no emergency was declared by the crew. The co-pilot of Air France flight 358 will be interviewed Thursday as investigators try to piece together why the plane skidded off the runway and burst into flames after landing in a ravine. All 309 people on board escaped and only minor injuries were reported. At a news conference Thursday morning, the lead investigator of Canada's Transportation Safety Board said the captain of the plane was still in the hospital with injuries to his back. He said he would not be questioned by the team until doctors were satisfied he is in suitable mental health to talk about Tuesday's crash. Real Levasseur also said the flight attendants - widely praised for having evacuated the passengers from the burning aircraft within two minutes - were to be debriefed in the coming days, as well. A dozen passengers remained hospitalised Thursday, some with broken bones, but none apparently with life-threatening injuries. Levasseur said the air crew did not declare an emergency to air traffic controllers as the Airbus A340 approached the runway at 160 miles per hour in heavy rains and lightning at about 4 pm Tuesday. He said preliminary evidence suggests there was nothing wrong with the aircraft, but that still needed to be confirmed. The flight data and voice recorders - the so-called "black boxes" - were recovered Wednesday and send to TSB headquarters in Quebec. Officials hope the recorders will provide clues to what caused the aircraft to skid off the runway and burst into flames. The airport was under a "red alert," which indicates potential for lightning and forces ground staff to remain indoors, but does not prevent planes from landing or taking off. Officials have said weather was likely a factor in the crash and the decision to land during a "red alert" would be investigated.