A line flight from Charled De Gaulle Paris airport (CDG) and Cairo international airport has been reported missing this early morning on the Mediterranean sea, next to waypoint KUMBI. The flight was an Egyptair flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo that disappeared from...
EGYPTAIR flight MS990 : at 0148:03, the command captain stated, "Excuse me, [nickname for relief first officer], while I take a quick trip to the toilet before it gets crowded. While they are eating, and I’ll be back to you." While the command captain was speaking,...
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