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54. Planes don't just vanish

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Thu May 19, 2016, 12:34 AM

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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