http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/0...e-carrying-150-people-crash-into-french-alps/
Lots more lives shattered today RIP
Lots more lives shattered today RIP
From what I read Boeing says it has a really good safety record. 0.14 fatalities per 1 million takeoffs also there is a shit load of them out there.
Its not a Boeing aircraft, its an airbus
It's being reported that the black box was damaged. Doesn't say to what extent. It still might be usable but it will require some work. They're looking for the voice recorder now. It's a mystery why there was absolutely no communication from the cockpit during the 8 minute decent.
They may have lost all engines before crashing, as villagers reported hearing a series of loud noises and then they could see the plane struggling to stay airborne as it passed over the village at only 1,500 to 2,000 meters above the ground.
Maybe the engines were hit by a flock of birds? :shrug:
Germanwings Airbus A320 plane crash: Eyewitnesses recall seeing aircraft skim the mountain tops before it came down
I don't see how they hit any birds at 35,000+ feet. They were only at cruising altitude for a few minutes before rapidly descending. FWIW that plane can glide without power, an A320 is what Captain Sullenberger made an emergency water landing in the Hudson with no engines|power....
Not sure on altitude, but if it was struggling to fly only 1,500 meters above a village I'm sure birds could be present. I haven't seen the flight path.