Survivors to sue manufacturers of air crash engine

The company which manufactured the engine of the airplane involved in the fatal air crash at Cork Airport almost two years ago is being sued by a number of survivors and relatives of the victims.

Global energy giant Honeywell International is facing a legal claim that it was liable for defects in the Spanish-registered Fairchild Metro III aircraft which crashed on Feb 10, 2011, as it attempted to land in foggy conditions on a scheduled flight from Belfast City Airport.

The aircraft was operating with a Spanish crew on a flight for the Isle of Man-based carrier, Manx2.