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The Egyptian pilots’ union on Friday rejected negligence in a 2016 crash that killed 66 people. French expert reports given to that country’s judiciary have suggested a leaky cockpit oxygen mask and human factors were likely responsible. EgyptAir flight MS804 suddenly disappeared from radar screens on May 19, 2016 on its way to Cairo from Paris. Everybody on board died. Khaled Refat, president of the pilots’ union, said it wants to sue media who reported the “slanderous” accusations, which Egypt has not officially responded to. The country’s aviation minister had initially said a terrorist att…