Live news on Germanwings Airbus crash in France
(Reuters) - An Airbus operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps on Tuesday and all 150 on board were feared dead.French President Francois Hollande said he believed none of those on board the A320 had survived, while the head of Lufthansa spoke of a dark day for the German airline.Germanwings confirmed its flight 4U9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf crashed in the French Alps with 144 passengers and six crew members on board.by cassandra.garrison 8:16 PMComment ↑0
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- Rescue helicopters from the French Gendarmerie and the Air Force are seen in front of the French Alps during a rescue operation next to the crash site of an Airbus A320. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissierby cassandra.garrison 8:14 PMComment ↑0
- Germanwings says plane crashed after eight-minute descent
(Reuters) - Germanwings said its Airbus A320 aircraft that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday started descending one minute after reaching its cruising height and continued losing altitude for eight minutes.
"The aircraft's contact with French radar, French air traffic controllers ended at 10.53 am at an altitude of about 6,000 feet. The plane then crashed," Lufthansa unit Germanwings' Managing Director Thomas Winkelmann told journalists at a news conference.
Winkelmann also said that routine maintenance of the aircraft was performed by Lufthansa Technik on Monday.
(Reporting by Matthias Inverardi; Writing by Maria Sheahan)by cassandra.garrison 8:13 PMComment ↑0 - French Police and Gendarmerie Alpine rescue units gather on a field as they prepare to reach the crash site of an Airbus A320. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissierby cassandra.garrison 8:12 PMComment ↑0
- French Police and Gendarmerie Alpine rescue units gather on a field as they prepare to reach the crash site of an Airbus A320. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissierby cassandra.garrison 8:11 PMComment ↑0
- A rescue helicopter from the French Securite Civile flies over the French Alps during a rescue operation near the crash site of an Airbus A320. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissierby cassandra.garrison 8:09 PMComment ↑0
- Rescue helicopters from the French Securite Civile and the Air Force are seen in front of the French Alps during a rescue operation near to the crash site of an Airbus A320. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissierby cassandra.garrison 8:08 PMComment ↑0
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