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>> let's talk about the airplane model, the a-320. so many of thaus fly in the united states are familiar with this aircraft. tell us about its reputation its safety record what we know especially in europe. >> >> it's the backbone of what's going on in europe. it's manufactured 150 miles from where it's allegedly crashed. i've been to toulouse and to the factory and watched it being put together. it's an amazing aircraft with advanced technology. it's been around for years and continues to keep up with any new modern technology that's available. it's not something that that i would suspect is...

Obviously -- [ inaudible ] they're confirming 142 people with six crew. >> what we're hearing, "reuters" is reporting on the story right now. it was going from barcelona right there in the tip of spain, to dusseldorf in germany. we're showing you a picture now, mary because you can't see it of an a-320, the type of commercial aircraft we believe we're dealing with we want to know what we can about the safety record of that type of aircraft and if the reports are accurate and that the plane went down in prov nampb ceance france that would be the mid point. >> i flew on over here so a widely use...

It's a very rare situation. now you will have a distress call. you will have the cockpit voice recorder you'll have the flight data recorder. i'm guessing from what you're telling me that pretty short order, there will be information as to what happened and why. >> richard, speaking about this happening mid flight it does lead you to believe that something must have happened structurally or electrically. this plane was 24 years old. give us context in airline years, what is that? >> it's a robust aircraft. the a-320, it is a work horse of european aviation. and what you think you're looking at...

Unusual they would go out over water, if you're routing particularly since when you look at the route, look where they were they would have been on a straight in to dusseldorf. that doesn't concern me i don't think that was necessarily an indication they had strayed from their flight path. >> we're getting a statement here now from airbus the makers of the a-320. that was involved in this crash. we know that the aircraft the specific one was 24 years old. the statement from airbus which is based in southwestern france near toulouse as david soucie was telling us the quote is we are aware of th...