Qantas crew settles lawsuit decade after computer sent plane into dives

Almost a decade after a Qantas aircraft carrying 303 passengers nosedived twice due to a computer malfunction, the last of the plane's pilots and flight attendants to have pursued legal action have settled their claims in the US against 2 manufacturers. Qantas Flight 72 was en route from Singapore to Perth Oct 7, 2008, when one of the A330's three air-data units sent incorrect information to other systems, resulting in a flight control computer twice commanding the aircraft to nosedive off the West Australian coast. Eleven passengers and 1 flight attendant suffered severe injuries. The captain, second officer, and a customer service manager reached settlement in their personal injury claim against Airbus and Northrop Grumman during mediation last month. <br/>