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Something terrible happened in the galley/lav area just aft of the cockpit. MADem May 2016 #1
Looking more like a lithium battery problem... nt Jitter65 May 2016 #58
Thank you for the update, how sad for those on board. Edited, other sites carrying this now uppityperson May 2016 #2
I don't like to speculate, but would that likely be a bomb? LisaM May 2016 #3
Maybe a smoker who discarded a lit butt in the trash receptacle Warpy May 2016 #4
i think egyptair is non-smoking 6chars May 2016 #6
? Doesn't make any difference. nt thereismore May 2016 #8
So were the other flights it happened on Warpy May 2016 #9
And that's why they have ashtrays. joshcryer May 2016 #19
So is the bathroom at Cowboys stadium but that doesn't stop anyone snooper2 May 2016 #70
The trash receptacles in airplane lavs have fire extinguishers The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #26
Yep, nasty things when they go bad. Kelvin Mace May 2016 #37
No, less likely anigbrowl May 2016 #34
I think its unlikely to be a bomb as most bombings are typically followed by a message cstanleytech May 2016 #46
This seems to be based on this: muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #5
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate philosslayer May 2016 #7
What I hadn't realised was they already had 2 minutes between no contact and radar disappearance muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #21
Those clues could suggest an entire chunk of the plane was gone. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #15
EXtrodinary good data James48 May 2016 #25
Cracked windshield failues James48 May 2016 #27
I read the flight deck was on fire. AngryAmish May 2016 #78
Just remember what's most important matt819 May 2016 #10
Oh please leftynyc May 2016 #13
Exactly the kind of conclusions people shouldn't be knee-jerking to. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #16
That's not a conclusion, it's just acknowledging an obvious possibility anigbrowl May 2016 #36
No she didn't. That was a specific attribution. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #38
Wow, I didn't know she'd said this. polly7 May 2016 #45
No it wasn't anigbrowl May 2016 #47
I thought of mechanical failure, actually. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #65
I didn't say anything about trying to look 'stronger' so don't put quotes around it likme I did anigbrowl May 2016 #66
Double quote is exact, single quote is a paraphrase. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #73
"it looks like" is very different from "there's a possibility it is". uppityperson May 2016 #40
And what about Trump? blufinn May 2016 #62
That is a "Dog bites man" story, it would only be a story if Trump actually said something profound Fumesucker May 2016 #64
What about Trump? He proves repeatedly that he's a fear mongering ass. uppityperson May 2016 #88
Why, didn't you hear blufinn May 2016 #61
That should set our candidate and their candidate APART, not on the same page... AtheistCrusader May 2016 #76
Except that on the very same zentrum May 2016 #17
That's good advice for everyone's daily affairs: Know what you're talking about before . . . Journeyman May 2016 #23
Good thing greiner3 May 2016 #32
Exactly. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #39
This!!! And THIS!! and Finally THIS!!! Silver_Witch May 2016 #53
Thank you. pablo_marmol May 2016 #54
Of course they were. -none May 2016 #80
What dangerous narrative? leftynyc May 2016 #67
Doesn't matter what Egypt said. zentrum May 2016 #68
Is this from the same idiotic leftynyc May 2016 #69
Oh goodie, I see you're already lining up to pummel Iran too. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #75
What are you babbling about? leftynyc May 2016 #81
Keep on truckin' bro. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #82
War drum? leftynyc May 2016 #83
And what of the religious freaks here at home? AtheistCrusader May 2016 #84
Really? leftynyc May 2016 #85
I don't know or follow you. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #89
Waiting until the generation leftynyc May 2016 #92
Depending on who does the accounting, so do we. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #93
That was one of the arguments leftynyc May 2016 #94
Kerry has been every bit the SoS that Hillary should have been. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #74
She is a fear monger and Hawk and anything... Silver_Witch May 2016 #52
NAZI Trump already went there underthematrix May 2016 #29
Except that she said this: LiberalElite May 2016 #42
Yes I saw this and completely forgot she said this underthematrix May 2016 #44
Thats because it actually does shine a light on a very real issue cstanleytech May 2016 #49
Seems odd that it wasn't a terrorist attack.. phazed0 May 2016 #11
It rather depends on what part is burning and where the smoke is inside the plane. Ford_Prefect May 2016 #12
That's true. Apparently there have been none of the usual claims of responsibility. FailureToCommunicate May 2016 #24
A simple lav fire wouldn't bring down a modern jet. An electrical/cargo fire/bomb could. Baclava May 2016 #14
Bombs tend to decompress airplanes. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #18
Doesn't say front or rear, but it has both... jtuck004 May 2016 #20
Very irresponsible maindawg May 2016 #22
Why would anyone think terror? 6chars May 2016 #33
I think it's hilarious you're ready to jump to a conclusion... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #55
An in-flight electrical fire can be catastrophic The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #28
... allan01 May 2016 #30
This goes against the terrorism theory, I think. Chemisse May 2016 #31
Yes, but they would have communicated, and you would expect a different sequence of ACARS messages. Yo_Mama May 2016 #48
Ahh. Yeah, I was thinking of ValueJet 592 that crashed in the Everglades. Chemisse May 2016 #57
Swissair flight 111 Angel Martin May 2016 #35
Benghazi ! Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #41
Rubbish blufinn May 2016 #43
you tell 'em! 6chars May 2016 #50
I remember when an airplane accident was just that an accident. Silver_Witch May 2016 #51
Part of that is that planes are MUCH safer today. Adrahil May 2016 #77
if this were a bomb DonCoquixote May 2016 #56
Couldn't one intentionally short circuit an LiON battery? JCMach1 May 2016 #59
Of course...but blufinn May 2016 #60
Now, imagine you have piled all of them you are allowed to bring aboard in say a trash bin... JCMach1 May 2016 #63
Egypt deploys robot submarine in EgyptAir Flight 804 search Baclava May 2016 #71
some reported a fireball 'falling'. Those poor people, 90 degree jolt to left, full 360 to right & Sunlei May 2016 #72
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #86
Something for the conspiracy theorists to chew over MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #87
I hope some family members are able to recover their relatives remains. Nt moriah May 2016 #90
More conflicting reports: 'EgyptAir plane 'did not swerve' before crash' Baclava May 2016 #91
EgyptAir navigation official says plane didn't make sharp turns or lose altitude before disappearing MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #95
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