Agencies dither over who leads A380 engine explosion probe

Air accident investigators from both sides of the Atlantic have been struggling to decide who should lead a probe into an engine explosion that forced an Air France A380 to make an emergency landing in Canada, people familiar with the matter said. Two days after the damaged superjumbo landed at Goose Bay in Labrador with more than 500 people on board, a formal investigation had yet to be announced, a step that typically takes hours. Experts from the US and France, as well as Airbus and Engine Alliance, have been sent to Goose Bay. But a spokesman for France's BEA air accident agency said no investigation had yet been formally launched. Canada's Transportation Safety Board said it was currently leading the work of investigators from Canada, France and the US. <br/>