Plane crash in Alps

[suityou01]

The flight path is not logical in case it was a bomb/attack which didn't fully disintegrate the plane, the pilot would have turned back south away from the mountains.

OK and a double bird strike at 37000 Ft is unlikely.

Clearly they lost power. Looks like double engine failure.

[Unix]

OK and a double bird strike at 37000 Ft is unlikely.

Clearly they lost power. Looks like double engine failure.

Could be Hijaking gone wrong?

[MyUserName]

Terrible :-(

[suityou01]

Could be Hijaking gone wrong?

Ah. No. Ted.

Reuters reported earlier the plane was >24 years old.

This seems strange for a European airline. The whole idea of Airbuses (I am told by me bezzie wot works in the industry) is that they are manufactured right on the limits. So whereas with a Boeing, you get a rust spot you can sand it down and spray it. With an Airbus you lose the panel. After 6 years of service they are "disposed of". So they're cheap to buy, cheap to run (lighter) and cheap to dispose of.

Dispose of normally means fook it off to the highest bidder from the east.

So most AB in active service are < 10 years old in European airspace.

[suityou01]

CNN International @cnni · 1m1 minute ago
BREAKING: Distress call linked with #Germanwings jet came from air traffic control, not plane -- aviation official. French Alps plane crash: 150 were aboard, airline says - CNN.com

Now this is strange. If a plane suddenly lost power and was losing altitude that rapidly you would expect someone from the cockpit to say something to ATC.

I'm now with eek. There is more to this than meets the eye.

[eek]

Now this is strange. If a plane suddenly lost power and was losing altitude that rapidly you would expect someone from the cockpit to say something to ATC.

I'm now with eek. There is more to this than meets the eye.

From a tweet feed

The plane is completely disintegrated. Debris spread over more than 2 kilometers

[shaunbhoy]

From a tweet feed

To be fair, if you crash into mountains at 500mph complete disintegration is pretty much a given, no?

[GlenW]

Possible survivor(s)

[Unix]

Possible survivor(s)

No one survived that crash.

[scooterscot]

A dual in-flight shutdown as a result of manufacturing error in European airspace would be extraordinary event indeed.