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Were called by one of the pilots to the grounds. there were technical issues. first, lets talk about the reporting. is it credible to believe that that reporting would be accurate so soon after the crash to say that that would be public so soon after this crash? >> it is credible. whether its confirmed or fought, that is something we can find out when the black box is released or we actually get the conversation between the pilots and ground control, air traffic control. so if he had actually re...

Through. for instance, the actual acre, itself, initial reports say its an a-321, now egyptians say it was an airbus 380. i find that less likely with that number of passengers. so we have that level of confusion we have to be careful about. there there is this report of potential survivors, it came out at 31,000 feet. if you look at the rate of dissent of the aircraft, its vertical rate of dissent, it seems highly unlikely there were survivors. again, thats the l. of confusion, then have you th...

On radar, 31,000 and then gone? >> no, there is evidence of a precipitous dissent and you start in this case according to flight. the plane took off about 50 minutes not 58 past the hour. so its about 18 to 20 minutes into the flight i believe when this incident took place. its at 31,000 feet. its in its initial crews phase, which is an extremely safe phase of flight most incidents happen on takeoff and lanr landing. so for something to happen which brings down and fatally destroys aircraft is u...

End of the lease is they give up the leads and another aircraft operator will take it over. but all the time, these acre maintained to the highest standards because its over, the owner demands it. i dont think its a maintenance issue although i hear that again speculation, some of the crew are complaining about the condition of the architect. at the end of the day the captain has a rate to reject an aircraft, if he doesnt think its fit to fly. >> so beyond the concerns about the maintenance of t...

Well able to cope with that, it has all the latest technology on board. indeed, it is a fly by aircraft. which means everything is run by batteries and batteries of computers and back-up systems as well. >> julien, alison kosic as well. are you hearing survivors, you are hearing reports of survivors possibly. anything that you can see l see in that central area of sinai that would pre vent rescuers from getting that fact? >> well, there is a level of insurgency. you get outbreaks, terrorists are...

Screens, what does that tell you? what can you believe from thunder,000 feet being the last elevation or alt tute when this was on radar? >> well, it does confirm that everything stopped where it was. i am hearing other reports unconfirmed that the plane actually got down and split in two and there are reports again unconfirmed that voices have been heard suggesting there may be possible survivors, so its not a recovery, but still a rescue operation. if that is true, that is relatively good news...

These numbers absolutely right. are you talking about the accident rate of a million flights. you are still talking about a very high degree or margin of safety. north americans have one accident rate per million flights. europe the eu has 1.35 accidents per million flights. the cis commonwealth independent states has 2.fine. so its getting on to nearly double, over double the u.s. rate. its still compares very favorable to say africa which had 11.18. what does it tell me? it tells me that in ru...

You know, in the past, weve -- we have reported on some of them. let me just say what we do know, its a-321, part of the a-320 familiar. its a reliable aircraft, a stretch version. it carried a lot of people according to the russian reports if correct, 217 passengers, seven crew members on board. theres a lot of seats on that airplane. in any case, its a highly computerized airplane. but once again, let me say its a very reliable airplane. in that area of the world, a lot of radar, so there shou...

Readable and usable. weve seen far worse situations than this. but i would -- i would put a very strong red flag out against many of the reports that we are hearing. particularly about recovery of bodies, question of survivors. and locating the black boxes. the experts, if you like, the aviation experts, havent even got there yet. >> what about report, richard, that the pilot radioed to request a landing at a nearby airport before the aircraft was disappeared off the radar? >> yes, weve heard th...

Park. first they drew up barricades and now reorganizing by social media and popping back up in istanbul square in ones and twos. the tactic is to stand quiet and defia defiant. its no longer just about saving a park from development. some want the prime minister to quit. this protester may look peaceful but hes running the risk of arrest, right now in turkey its a crime just to stand up in silence. kate? >> amazing, carl, thanks for that report. in france the planes of tomorrow are on display...