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The engines on a British Airways plane that crash-landed at London’s Heathrow airport failed to respond to a demand to increase thrust about 2 miles before it reached the runway, a preliminary accident report said Friday.

Praise for crew: The captain of the jet paid tribute to his co-pilot, saying his actions to bring down the stricken plane were remarkable.

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