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Behind the Concorde Ruling: A CBS This Morning Report
There’s no disputing that a Continental plane left debris on the runway the day the Air France Concorde crashed. But there were many other factors involved: an overweight, overfueled plane, flawed tires, shifting winds, and maintenance issues.
Peter appeared on CBS This Morning with Charlie Rose and Norah O’Donnell to report on why the French courts overturned the ruling against Continental Airlines, and what eyewitnesses had to say about the tragic events.
For more about the Concorde crash, check out:
- A report on why the courts overturned the Continental conviction
- Peter’s original report on why the French court’s Concorde verdict was wrong
- A look at Peter’s Dateline special on The Crash of the Concorde