Reports coming in that Germanwings 4U-9525 has crashed south of Marseille.
Aircraft was an Airbus A320-200, registered D-AIPX.
Source: BBC News
Source: Aviation Herald.
Aircraft was an Airbus A320-200, registered D-AIPX.
An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said.
The jet belongs to the German low-cost airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa.
The plane was reported to be carrying 142 passengers and six crew members.
Both Airbus and Germanwings have said they aware of the reports but cannot yet confirm them.
Source: BBC News
A Germanwings Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIPX performing flight 4U-9525 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was enroute at FL380 about 30nm southeast of Marseille (France) when the aircraft initiated a rapid descent. Radar contact with the aircraft was lost at about 6000 feet at approx. 10:45L (09:45Z).
French Police reported two helicopter spotted the remains of the aircraft on the ground near Barcelonnette (France).
Radar data suggest the aircraft had reached FL380 about 3 minutes prior to leaving FL380 and descended from FL380 through FL110 in 8 minutes (average rate of descent 3375 fpm).
Source: Aviation Herald.