EgyptAir says flight from Paris to Cairo with 69 people on board 'has disappeared from radar' [View all]

Source: 9News

An EgyptAir flight with 69 people on board has disappeared from radar while flying from Paris to Cairo.

The airline has confirmed in a statement flight MS804 was carrying 59 passengers and 10 crew when it vanished from radar this morning.

Read more: http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/05/19/13/02/egyptair-flight-disappears-from-radar-while-flying-from-paris-to-cairo

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EgyptAir says flight from Paris to Cairo with 69 people on board 'has disappeared from radar' [View all]	milestogo	May 2016	OP
I pray they are found and safe	Fresh_Start	May 2016	#1
It is around 5AM in Paris	Renew Deal	May 2016	#2
Story seems to be in the process of being posted	milestogo	May 2016	#3
The Washington Times is not a reliable source	philosslayer	May 2016	#7
It's pretty good for DC city politics (nt)	Recursion	May 2016	#10
Last I checked.....	philosslayer	May 2016	#13
Since about 50 other news organizations are now reporting	milestogo	May 2016	#17
My point is...	philosslayer	May 2016	#29
I can't believe you are nitpicking this	milestogo	May 2016	#37
Oh, please	leftynyc	May 2016	#78
You should then supply the administrators with an objective list of "trusted sources"	LanternWaste	May 2016	#86
Go ahead	philosslayer	May 2016	#87
The Washington Tines nt	Xipe Totec	May 2016	#45
Nothing at RFI or BBC	Warpy	May 2016	#4
USA Today Link	Joe the Revelator	May 2016	#5
This is not good. Godspeed to those souls aboard...	Purveyor	May 2016	#6
Link to flight track - it blinked out over the Mediterranean coming into Alexandria	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#8
I'm seeing the same thing from some other website.	Renew Deal	May 2016	#12
And here's the flight log - looks steady and normal.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#20
Does it mean anything that it accelerated and changed course 3 degrees in the last report?	Renew Deal	May 2016	#28
I've just been looking through the log. Looks like it was on autopilot except maybe for last	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#39
Egypt Air Twitter	Joe the Revelator	May 2016	#9
On CNN now.	elleng	May 2016	#11
My local news had it, too. I am	840high	May 2016	#15
CNN International covering. Nothing related on France24 yet... eom	Purveyor	May 2016	#14
:(	uppityperson	May 2016	#16
Weather Report	Joe the Revelator	May 2016	#18
CNN: 10 miles into Egyptian Airspace (not Egypt). 37,000 feet and rising	Renew Deal	May 2016	#19
According to this, it had been cruising at 37k for a while	Joe the Revelator	May 2016	#21
There is often bad information in early reports	Renew Deal	May 2016	#22
I think that, and the fact that it was at 37k in calm weather	Joe the Revelator	May 2016	#23
It doesn't look like an accident right now.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#30
Best case 'bad' scenario would be the transponder being disabled for a hijacking nt	Joe the Revelator	May 2016	#36
Yeah, didn't want to say that. They'll be checking the satellites.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#40
And doesn't it suck that we are hoping for a hijack!!!!	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#42
I think that's too high for	leftynyc	May 2016	#79
Generally only national militaries have those types of missiles - but Greeks say calls unanswered.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#84
Oy - this is the first I'm hearing	leftynyc	May 2016	#85
Here's official Greek statement - AC did a great job, sadly without result	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#88
Aren't there two black boxes?	leftynyc	May 2016	#89
If they recover them intact, just like the Germanwings recorders.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#90
Just read this	leftynyc	May 2016	#91
Now they say it definitely is not.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#95
And now they're confirming	leftynyc	May 2016	#99
CDG is pretty good with security, aware of the potentials.	uppityperson	May 2016	#27
I think we might be able to exclude terrorists because usually they boast about it right away	cstanleytech	May 2016	#82
I wonder why the uncharacteristic time gaps at 02:22 and 02:29?	Purveyor	May 2016	#25
Change between receivers - Last two are LTFG, one prior LCPH, previously LGRP	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#49
It wasn't rising - speed was accelerating a bit; it had been at 37,000 for most the flight	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#24
Hadn't started initial descent yet	Roland99	May 2016	#41
There's a course change in the wrong direction.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#46
If it crashed in the Mediterranean in broad daylight over 3 hours ago	milestogo	May 2016	#48
I think the military probably knows what happened by now.	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#50
Egyptian military or US?	milestogo	May 2016	#52
I would think the Israelis, Greeks, Turks, Egyptians and any one else with assets	Yo_Mama	May 2016	#55
... All parties with active-duty warships	Ghost Dog	May 2016	#76
"It lost contact with radar at 02:45 Cairo time" per bbc	uppityperson	May 2016	#58
Cruising and max speed according to wiki >>> (they certainly exceeded that)	Roland99	May 2016	#43
Eygptair has clarified this statement some.	herding cats	May 2016	#32
According to FLIGHTAWARE, the plane left Paris about 30 minutes late.	brooklynite	May 2016	#26
10 Crew members seems like a lot for 69 passengers.	Justice	May 2016	#31
Maybe it wasn't filled?	Renew Deal	May 2016	#35
It was an Airbus A320-232.	herding cats	May 2016	#38
Man where do you folks get this info from so quickly	npk	May 2016	#44
twitter	melman	May 2016	#51
thanks melman	npk	May 2016	#53
I've learned a lot of where to look from DU.	herding cats	May 2016	#57
Yeah I usually rely on google as well	npk	May 2016	#62
This was a a late night flight	nitpicker	May 2016	#59
Weather discussed now on CNN,	elleng	May 2016	#33
CNN: Weather good over the Mediterranean	Renew Deal	May 2016	#34
Link to BBC live updates	nitpicker	May 2016	#47
Planes don't just vanish	flamingdem	May 2016	#54
Malaysia Air ring a bell?	dbackjon	May 2016	#63
It went off radar about 3 am, is now dawn and they are searching	uppityperson	May 2016	#64
I just heard the plane is from Paris, so that's worse	flamingdem	May 2016	#65
Indeed, that is quite bothersome. It will cause a lot of pain, hoping they find something out	uppityperson	May 2016	#66
But I also heard	leftynyc	May 2016	#80
I wonder if the Neocons are behind this	nikto	May 2016	#56
Three of the ten crew were security	me b zola	May 2016	#61
OK, but what does that imply, exactly?	nikto	May 2016	#67
I'm interested in knowing who is/was on that flight	me b zola	May 2016	#68
Oh no...not again.	UMTerp01	May 2016	#60
Nationalities of passengers were fifteen French and a number of Egyptian,	No Vested Interest	May 2016	#69
The majority of the passengers were Egyptian	oberliner	May 2016	#93
You are correct.	No Vested Interest	May 2016	#97
Understood	oberliner	May 2016	#103
EgyptAir says a signal, perhaps an emergency locator, was received within the hour. nt	No Vested Interest	May 2016	#70
Latest from the BBC.	Bad Dog	May 2016	#71
Here it is- confirmed flight ms804 has crashed.	Wash. state Desk Jet	May 2016	#72
130 miles off Karpathos	muriel_volestrangler	May 2016	#75
EgyptAir plane crashed off Greek island of Karpathos in Egyptian airspace: Greek airport source	MowCowWhoHow III	May 2016	#73
bummer, man	6chars	May 2016	#74
Message auto-removed	Name removed	May 2016	#77
Doesn't look good	Blue_Tires	May 2016	#81
I just saw where the Russians are saying it was an act of terror.	leftyladyfrommo	May 2016	#83
Chances are they're right	spinbaby	May 2016	#92
surprising specifics, though	maxsolomon	May 2016	#94
ok, time for paranoid conspiracy theories	6chars	May 2016	#102
Perhaps a little too soon to make a possible connection	Wash. state Desk Jet	May 2016	#96
Not really; they have the precise moment this disappeared off radar	muriel_volestrangler	May 2016	#100
I passed through Paris two weeks ago...didn't notice any appreciably stricter security.	brooklynite	May 2016	#98
Egyptian military says debris from EgyptAir flight MS804 found in sea	muriel_volestrangler	May 2016	#101
Signals From Plane Hint at Swift Catastrophe, Aviation Website Reports	milestogo	May 2016	#104