Airliner crash

Not a good start to the year. Reports say the plane took of on a stormy night and was a 737. Reminds me of Kenya Airways 507. Very sad.
 
It is probably a 737-800.

From Ethiopian 's website:
ET-409 Incident - 25 January, 2010

Ethiopian flight ET-409 scheduled to operate from Beirut to Addis Ababa on January 25th lost contact with the Lebanese air controllers shortly after take off. The flight departed at 02:35 Lebanese time from Beirut International Airport.

Flight ET-409 carries 82 passenger plus 8 Ethiopian Crew members. Out of the total passengers 23 are Ethiopian, 51 Lebanese, 1 Turkish, 1 French, 2 British, 1 Russian, 1 Canadian, 1 Syrian, 1 Iraqi nationals.

A team is already working on gathering all pertinent information. An investigative team has already been dispatched to the scene and we will release further information as further updates are received.
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Sad to hear! One of the best and safest airline in the world. They just ordered 10 738 also just a few days ago.
 
TWF said:
yep , its an 800, 7 survivors so far
weather was bad last night in beyrouth
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Who was reporting that there are 7 survivors? Latest I've seen is None (survivors) found .

Latest report also says eyewitnesses say fire was falling from the sky.
 
What is the deal with online news headline writers?

"Pilot in Beirut Crash Didn't Follow Tower's Advice"

The article then says the pilot did follow the tower's advice initially, then began a "very fast and strange turn." Combined with the report that the plane was on fire...hmm, why would the pilot make an unexpected turn?

I don't want to speculate, but a blatantly misleading headline like that is ridiculous. I guess I shouldn't be surprised any more.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_plane_crash
 
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