41.   The controllers cited airport flight log information to back their claims.

42.   The flights are often last-minute deals, with flight information available only just before departure.

43.   Authorities in India have found the black boxes of both airliners which will allow investigators to examine the flight information in the minutes leading up to the crash.

44.   The Transportation Department will use the flight data recorder information to detect mechanical problems aircraft may be developing as well as review how well pilots are flying.

45.   On Monday it emerged that one of the three black boxes on the plane, which recorded all flight information, was unreadable.

46.   Procedures have already been re-enforced to ensure that changes to flight information are immediately put into the flight navigation system.