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A Germanwings (Lufthansa subsidiary) Airbus A-320-200 airliner has crashed in the French Alps. It is reported to have carried 154 people on board (including 6 crew members). Unfortunately, no survivors have been found so far. There were reports about the crew sending out distress calls shortly before the crash. The flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf was last registered on the radar at 6800 feet.
http://www.laprovence.com/article/actualites/3326948/un-airbus-a320-secrase-dans-les-alpes-de-haute-provence.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-france-crash-airbus-lufthansa-idUSKBN0MK0ZP20150324
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/24/german-a320-airbus-plane-crashes-french-alps
[Edit 16:35 UTC. janrinok. Source: BBC] The 'black box' has been recovered. The aircraft descent took place over a period of approximately 8 minutes, and communication between the crew and the French air traffic controllers was 'broken' when the aircraft was at an altitude of around 6000 feet. The TV pictures being broadcast show a large number of helicopters being deployed to a snow free landing-zone but the surrounding mountains have significant snow cover and there is a low cloudbase. French authorities have said that the recovery of the bodies will take 'several days'.
(Score: 2) by TLA on Wednesday March 25 2015, @10:38AM
"This is the worst air disaster ever seen in Mainland France."
What, worse than Air France 4590?
(in case you forgot, that was the Concorde that took off at CDG with a wing on fire after a tyre blew through it, then crashed through a hotel killing all 100 passengers, 9 crew aboard and 4 on the ground. It could have been a LOT worse. Not to belittle this disaster in any way, but at least this one crashed away from any heavily populated area).
Or the Turkish Airlines DC10, flight 981, in 1974 that claimed 349 over Bois d'Ermenonville?
How about the IAA flight 1308 over Mt. San Pietro, Corsica in 1981 that claimed 180 souls when the aircraft collided with a mountain at 6800 feet?
Excuse me, I think I need to reboot my horse. - NCommander
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Thursday March 26 2015, @12:15PM
Concorde had 113 deaths. This was 150. But yes the others were worse.