The judges ruled that metal debris that fell from a Continental jet on the runway at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris caused the crash.

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It also makes specialized metal parts used in the fuselage and wings of jet aircraft.

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The British-made Comet, the world's first passenger jet, flew in 1952, before designers at de Havilland Aircraft Ltd. fully understood metal fatigue.

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