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| Heathrow crash passengers to sue | Heathrow crash passengers to sue |
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| Ten passengers on a plane from Beijing to London which crash-landed near Heathrow Airport are to sue aircraft manufacturer Boeing. | |
| The British Airways flight, with 152 people on board, crashed in January 2008. Everyone on board survived. | The British Airways flight, with 152 people on board, crashed in January 2008. Everyone on board survived. |
| But a number of passengers were injured and London-based firm Stewarts Law has started an action against Boeing on behalf of 10 passengers. | But a number of passengers were injured and London-based firm Stewarts Law has started an action against Boeing on behalf of 10 passengers. |
| Boeing said in a statement: "We will not be making any comment." | Boeing said in a statement: "We will not be making any comment." |
| One of the passengers is Paul Stafford, the academic director of international development at Kingston University in south-west London. | One of the passengers is Paul Stafford, the academic director of international development at Kingston University in south-west London. |
| I was convinced that I was going to die Passenger Paul Stafford | I was convinced that I was going to die Passenger Paul Stafford |
| He said: "I remember smashing into the ground and the undercarriage being forced through the wing by the impact. I was convinced that I was going to die. | He said: "I remember smashing into the ground and the undercarriage being forced through the wing by the impact. I was convinced that I was going to die. |
| "I think about the crash every day and wish it had never happened to me." | "I think about the crash every day and wish it had never happened to me." |
| The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is still working on a final report into the incident. | The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is still working on a final report into the incident. |
| It has so far produced two interim reports which have said there was a reduced fuel flow to both engines as the plane came in to land. | It has so far produced two interim reports which have said there was a reduced fuel flow to both engines as the plane came in to land. |
| The AAIB's reports have looked at the possibility that ice accumulated in the plane's fuel system. | The AAIB's reports have looked at the possibility that ice accumulated in the plane's fuel system. |
| Claiming that the 777 was defective, Stewarts Law has lodged a lawsuit with the Circuit Court of Cook County in Illinois, in the United States. | Claiming that the 777 was defective, Stewarts Law has lodged a lawsuit with the Circuit Court of Cook County in Illinois, in the United States. |