Airbus A320 Down in French Alps

[True__Believer]

Reports that a Germanwings Airbus 320 has gone down in the French Alps from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. 142 pax plus 6 crew on board. This has not been a good 12 months for aviation.

 

[LukasTheGreat]

*.

 

[True__Believer]

Here is the flightradar

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/d-aipx/#5d42675

 

[Cmarsh]

found debris on the ground.

 

[Tulip]

Again?

Hope there's survivors, condolences to the loved ones.

 

[True__Believer]

This is looking pretty bad for Airbus. They have had problems with instruments icing up nearly causing two crashes in the last few weeks. The Air Asia crash is also believed to be from this issue. How many have to go down before they admit there is a serious problem?

 

[Borderline]

Been a terrible couple of years for the aviation industry.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

148 people on board, how tragic...

 

[kaiserchief13]

Another one damn...seems like flying was at it's safest 10 years ago. What's happened since then?

Also what an unlucky place to crash. Has to be in the alps the 10 minutes they were flying over it during the flight....

 

[nobbyiscool]

Here is the flightradar

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/d-aipx/#5d42675

s**t that looks terrible.

Obviously we can't possibly know the cause yet... but going that far off it's flight path, heading straight towards a mountain range, and then descending into the mountain range?

Hmmm...

 

[MWPP]

So sad , and deepest condolences to everyone affected
Has been such a tragic year for the aviation industry

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

wow

 

[rdhopkins2]

Horrible news once again.
I guess more info will begin to come to light in the morning. Conflicting reports as to whether a mayday call was made.

 

[Bennett.]

150 on board. Wreckage and bodies found around the wreckage.
One of the oldest 320's in service too no. 0147.

 

[True__Believer]

Horrible news once again.
I guess more info will begin to come to light in the morning. Conflicting reports as to whether a mayday call was made.

One would think if this is another instrument icing incident Airbus will have to ground their fleet of 320 and 321's....would be absolute chaos.

 

[Bennett.]

R.I.P to all on board

 

[Doc_]

Not good. Thats alot of lives lost in a year and a bit from air travel. I cant ever remember a period when theres been so many air disasters in such a short time.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Doesn't look like the plane lost speed going down so I doubt it's another icing incident.

 

[Bennett.]

Possibly double engine failure considering the descent rate?

 

[kaiserchief13]

Possibly double engine failure considering the descent rate?

How could they keep their speed up then?

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

How could they keep their speed up then?

WHat are you suggesting happened then?

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

WHat are you suggesting happened then?

Aliens

 

[Bennett.]

Edit: wrong link

Umm.....

http://www.airlive.net/2015/03/breaking-crash-of-a320-in-south-of.html

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Aliens

don't be that guy

 

[Bennett.]

How could they keep their speed up then?

It's called speculation considering they were barely at cruise