Posted on 03/24/2015 3:55:35 AM PDT by Drago
Souls on board (148) reported here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102529669
FlightRadar24 track: http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/d-aipx/#5d42675
FlightRadar24 Twitter: https://twitter.com/flightradar24
BBC: An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said.
The jet belongs to the German low-cost airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa.
The plane had reportedly been en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf and was carrying 142 passengers and six crew.
Prayers for their families
Clear weather. Pilot sent Sos. Rapid descent. Smells like muslims.
Debris from the plane has been found near a remote French village, and already the RTE news site in Eire is reporting that no survivors are expected.
Liberals at Nbc going into panic because they know its muslims.
Flight is reported to have climbed to 38000 feet (I think standard climb out of Barcelona), then descended to 6800 before disappearing.
It was one of the oldest A320s still in service. Reports of a distress call.
Very early A320...serial #0147 delivered in 1990.
https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/580323498905702400
BBC: The plane had issued a distress call at 10:47 (09:47 GMT), according to sources quoted by AFP news agency.
Terrorism?
Is the dotted line supposed to be the intended flight path ? I tried to do a screen grab of the image but for whatever reason wasn't able to do so.
Looked to be well off course. muzzies?
SKY News: Captain Mike Vivian, former Head of Flight Operations at the Civil Aviation Authority, told Sky News: “German Wings is a very competent company given it is owned by the main German flag-carrier and it flies basically short-haul routes.
“It surprises me, that this aircraft flying from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, would have been at low altitude because nobody goes low in the Alps unless you are landing at Zurich or Geneva.
muzzies decided to crash the plane over the Alps.
Yeah, I don’t know why people make a big deal about it being a 25 year old plane. If it is maintained well (which Lufthansa Technik is the #1 MRO in the world), it can last for many more decades. Lufthansa is still flying 737 Classics built in the 70s!
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