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Algerie Flight AH5017 disappears from radar over North Africa
An Air Algerie flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers carrying over 100 people has disappeared from radar on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers, the official Algerian news agency said Thursday. (www.cbc.ca) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The MD80 family of planes have been good little work horses. But storms with heads above 40,000 feet would be a challenge for any plane. And tropical storms can develop so quickly. This is a situation where the Black Boxes will be critical to understanding the crash. I hope they are found undamaged. The timing is so sad because these folks will never get the attention their lost lives deserve.
Aeronautically speaking, imagine you're reading a 5-yr-old's post - am I wrong in thinking no matter how quickly a storm cues up, the crew would have the opportunity to radio it was encountering unstable weather to request a change of route? I've heard tropical storms come up quickly, but surely weather equipment shows something brewing out there. Anyone?
He called for a route change on account of wx
Gosh, I need to work on my reading comprehension. I went back and re-read the article before posting that and STILL didn't see that. I'm worried about me!
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The plane sent its last message around 9:30 p.m. ET asking Niger air control to change its route because of heavy rains in the area, Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedraogo said.
The plane sent its last message around 9:30 p.m. ET asking Niger air control to change its route because of heavy rains in the area, Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedraogo said.
yep on all counts.