tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post1802438265852302516..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar'. The search operation is being co-ordinated with the Greek authorities.antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-54041695829721062392016-05-19T12:39:00.977+03:002016-05-19T12:39:00.977+03:00Greece is deploying military aircraft and a frigat...Greece is deploying military aircraft and a frigate to an area in the southern Mediterranean where the EgyptAir aircraft vanished from radar screens, its defence ministry said.<br /><br />The search for the missing EgyptAir plane was taking place at sea, about 130 nautical miles southeast of the island of Karpathos, the Greek defence ministry said.<br /><br />A defence ministry source said authorities were also investigating an account from the captain of a merchant ship who reported seeing a "flame in the sky" in the area. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-49161577153649408022016-05-19T12:13:26.334+03:002016-05-19T12:13:26.334+03:00Egyptian state newspaper Ahram reported no distres...Egyptian state newspaper Ahram reported no distress call was made and the last contact was ten minutes before the plane disappeared....<br /><br />The pilot had clocked up 6,275 hours of flying experience, including 2,101 hours on the A320, while the first officer had 2,766 hours, the airline said.<br /><br />Greek air traffic controllers spoke to the pilot over the island of Kea, in what was thought to be the last broadcast from the aircraft.<br /><br />"The pilot did not mention any problems," Kostas Litzerakis, the head of Greece's civil aviation department, said.<br /><br />However, during the transfer to Cairo airspace, Greek controllers were unable to reach the pilot and the plane vanished from their radars shortly after leaving Greek airspace, he added.<br /><br />Greece said it had deployed aircraft and a frigate to the area to help with the search......rte.ieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com