Tag: Egyptair flight MS804

Black box from crashed EgyptAir plane retrieved

(REUTERS)  The cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804 has been retrieved by search teams in a breakthrough for investigators seeking to explain what caused the plane to crash into the sea killing all 66 people on board. The Airbus A320 plunged into the Mediterranean early on May 19 on its way from Paris to Cairo. Since then, search teams have worked against the clock to recover the two black box recorders crucial to explaining […]

Too early to determine reason for EgyptAir plane crash, says investigation committee

The Egyptian investigation committee said Saturday that it’s “too early” to make judgments over the reason behind the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804. The investigators said they have gathered information including data from the plane’s AIRMAN analysis system and ACARS communication and reporting system. The search operations by the Egyptian army and the navy are ongoing. The black box, key to unveiling the truth, is the main target of the search. “If it’s shallow, divers […]

US Navy joins search mission for missing Egyptian aircraft

A P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft from Patrol Squadron from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily conducted a search operation for Egyptair flight MS804 on Friday (May 20). The U.S. Navy is providing resources to support of the Hellenic Armed Forces, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Greece, in response to a request by the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece for assistance in the search of the missing Egyptian aircraft. Analysis of the debris is likely […]