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(Updated) French Media Report Plane Crash in the Alps, 148 Aboard [View all] Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 OP

Oh, no! trusty elf Mar 2015 #1

Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps Bosonic Mar 2015 #2

The plane is Airbus' equivalent of the 737 (short--medium range) brooklynite Mar 2015 #3

CNN: Germanwings was having labor disputes with its pilots brooklynite Mar 2015 #4

Breaking: French President Hollande says no survivors. brooklynite Mar 2015 #5

@flightradar24 altitude & speed chart of #4U9525. Aircraft entered a steep but constant descent. Bosonic Mar 2015 #6

It is odd that they had that much of a decline in Alt titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #27

this could mean it was the autopilot doing that. drray23 Mar 2015 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author brooklynite Mar 2015 #7

I'm numb. That's a flight I take a lot. DFW Mar 2015 #8

I think the point is that the descent was the result of whatever happened to the plane brooklynite Mar 2015 #9

I'm sure it was. NO pilot in his right mind would have been that low deliberately DFW Mar 2015 #10

MSNBC said that they have an excellent safety record. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2015 #19

I'm worried about terrorism. France is really amped up mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #20

That's the elephant in the room--and sadly a very strong possiblity. bklyncowgirl Mar 2015 #21

French security wasn't involved, however - this was a flight from Spain to Germany muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #22

My mistake. bklyncowgirl Mar 2015 #23

The plane started the rapid descent as soon as it crossed the French shore, and continued straight muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #24

What does it have to do with France? brooklynite Mar 2015 #37

France would have had nothing to do with it DFW Mar 2015 #50

Photos of wreckage seem like it broke up in the air. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #30

W/ no Mayday, very disturbing. n/t Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #29

I think I understand. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2015 #17

So unbearably sad for all those people and their loved ones.. Cha Mar 2015 #18

Why no SOS? titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #28

I read on daily mail that the plane was 24 years old. darkangel218 Mar 2015 #32

It was just inspected yesterday as well. nt B2G Mar 2015 #33

Yes, correct. nt darkangel218 Mar 2015 #35

Reminds me of the Bilbao incident last �ear jakeXT Mar 2015 #42

Wow. That is scary. Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #48

Pilot reportedly got off distress call and that is all. PearliePoo2 Mar 2015 #11

No distress call according to latest. AC called emergency, not aircraft. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #31

Yes, I see they have retracted the distress call statement. PearliePoo2 Mar 2015 #47

Yes, and it appears that the aircraft came down in one piece. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #51

Looks like CNN is getting the band back together... brooklynite Mar 2015 #12

French Authorities confirm a distress call was received brooklynite Mar 2015 #13

Please remember many of the facts in the media will be false AngryAmish Mar 2015 #14

"is one of the oldest A320 with serial number 0147 and was delivered in Nov 1990" PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #15

CNN: last words from cockpit were "Emergency, emergency..." brooklynite Mar 2015 #16

No, that's false. Apparently AC called it, nothing heard from plane Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #36

There are conflicting reports on the distress call. See here: Purveyor Mar 2015 #38

I so hope it wasn't due to terrorism. lebkuchen Mar 2015 #25

We dont know it wasnt terrorism. darkangel218 Mar 2015 #34

The good news is it should be relatively easy B2G Mar 2015 #39

Lets hope so. darkangel218 Mar 2015 #40

Yeah, I've seen the site B2G Mar 2015 #41

They have already recovered one of the black boxes. nt B2G Mar 2015 #44

Lol i just replied the same thing to you darkangel218 Mar 2015 #45

I just saw that :-) B2G Mar 2015 #46

Theyre saying that one of the flight data recorders has already been recovered darkangel218 Mar 2015 #43

For anyone who fears flying - the last year has been really hard (nt) question everything Mar 2015 #26

Tell Me!!! RobinA Mar 2015 #49

Such sad news Marthe48 Mar 2015 #53