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Were called by one of the pilots to the grounds. there were technical issues. first, let's 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 it's 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 requested the landing. that might rule out it being attacked by a missile. because it sounds so some...

Through. for instance, the actual acre, itself, initial reports say it's 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, it's vertical rate of dissent, it seems highly unlikely there were survivors. again, that's the l. of confusion, then have you the effort of did the pilot make some calls saying that he was, there were technical problems or he...

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 it's about 18 to 20 minutes into the flight i believe when this incident took place. it's at 31,000 feet. it's in its initial crew's 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 unusual. looking at the incomess as i see at the moment the plane gets to 33,000 feet.

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 it's over, the owner demands it. i don't think it's 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 doesn't think it's fit to fly. >> so beyond the concerns about the maintenance of the aircraft are you seeing anything here, any other variables that would would point to or ask ...

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 related to isis. though a few hundred people have been killed. it's not a major area of conflict. b...