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Ive done this rate of descent on a normal approach, or a normal descent rate into heathrow. we know nothing about it. the attack, we dont know if that was a factor. thats a scary factor but we dont know. >> lets not put too much emphasis on that certainly at this point in time. >> deborah, if it were some sort of omechanical issue one of the biggest question ss if it was problem specific to this aircraft for this e fleet, this a-320 fleet in general. >> thats right. and investigators are going t...

Flight 17 was shot down over war torn ukraine killing all 298 people on board also a boeing 777 t. plane was flying from amsterdam to kuala lumpur. less than a week later, a transasia flight off western taiwan went down in extreme weather killing 48. the next day, 116 people were killed in a crash in mali. a several storm was blamed for airasia flight 8101 which plunged into the ja sa sea killing passengers and crew. like the aircraft that crashed yesterday in france it was an airbus a-320 and 3...

Morning, michael, why is terrorism being ruled out so early? >> it shouldnt be ruled out, there is nothing to reveal if its a terrorist or accident. lets go to your earlier segment and something tom alluded to. statistics may show it to be safe an airplane takes off or lands every two seconds, throw out the statistics. the high profile crashes that we have have people on edge and what has to happen is to make sure, a, there is no relationship between these crashes, certainly the ukrainian one is...

Very tragic moment for our company. everyone at germanwings is deeply shocked and saddened by these events. >> there are a lot of people in mourning as investigators search into clues what caused the night to go over over the french alps. richard quest has more. >> reporter: this is the ill-fated germanwings a-320 last year the airport it was heading for on the final flight. >> this is a tragedy, a tragic very sad day for germanwings and also for the whole lufthansa family. >> reporter: initial ...

A-320 or any of the airbus aplanes is maintained. the pilots are in control. its different than the older airplanes, but most all of the modern commercial jet transports are going to fly by wire. so think argument that the computers can do something that the pilots cant override is -- not fully true. and its important to understand that. that the pilots maintain control. >> john cox and greg feith, thank you both for being with me. well continue following all the developments. and back to a li...

Is its it is the voice recorder. as for now everything still remains a mystery as to why this air bus 320 suddenly started to plunge and crash up here in the alps. we are hearing reports the plane was grounded the day before it crashed for landing gear problems. it sounds like things are more complicated possibly more center and 30 german wing flights are canceled because they are not flying because of personal reasons. there is a growing western about the safety of the fleet. this particular pl...

This is "world news now." good morning, everyone. im reena ninan. >> im alex perez in for t.j. holmes. >> i cant believe we are at it again, another plane crash yet again in europe. we will begin with the urgent search for tragic plane crash in the french alps. a german passenger jet suddenly falling from the sky. 150 people on board that plane. >> thats what everyone is talking about. heres a look at the devastating scene. the germanwings airbus a 320 pulverized in to thousands of pieces. the...

The bodies of the victims. this morning, thousands of feet up in the french alps recovery of the obliterated germanwings flight 9525 continues. the crash site a picture of horror, says germnys foreign millster. the wreckage strewn across 10 acres of terrain. 150 people on board presumed lost. a storm front pushing rain and possibly snow into the higher elevations today, may hinder the recovery effort. >> the mountain whether off creates clouds a very challenging situation for the rescuers. >> ar...

Business internet. unlike internet providers that slow down when traffic picks up, you get speed you can rely on. its a safe bet. like a gold-plated soybean. ts at $69.95 a month. comcast busi built fofor busi it is 2:53 a.m. in france right now. this is the sight of the question of the airbus a-320 that was flying this morning from barcelona to dusseldorf with 144 passengers and six crew members on board. that plane crashed in the french alps. all 150 on board are presumed to be dead. amazing...

But, there are just too many different possibilities to speculate about what could have caused this incident. >> all right. but if you take 8 minutes to go down 32,000 feet, if you are a passenger in the back of the plane you are going to notice that its going down, right? you can feel the plane going down? >> i believe thats correct. >> is there -- i mean, have you ever taken -- have you ever as a pilot taken an a 320 down that steep, for instance, 32,000 feet in 8 minutes? is that uncommon? >>...