Airbus Updates No.1410

Crash: Metrojet A321 over Sinai on Oct 31st 2015, disappeared from radar in climb over Sinai

By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Oct 31st 2015 07:51Z, last updated Saturday, Oct 31st 2015 08:03Z A Metrojet (former Kogalym Avia, Kolavia) Airbus A321-200, registration EI-ETJ performing flight 7K-9268 from Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) to St. Petersburg (Russia) with 212 people on board, was climbing through FL307 out of Sharm el Sheikh over the Sinai Peninsula (Position N30.16 E34.17) at 04:17Z when the aircraft disappeared from radar. Egyptian sources are reporting the aircraft is believed crashed, a search for the aircraft in Sinai is ongoing. Egypt's Prime Minister confirmed the aircraft has crashed. Status: Preliminary Date: Saturday 31 October 2015 Type: Airbus A321-231 Operator: Kolavia Registration: EI-ETJ C/n / msn: 663 First flight: 1997-05-09 (18 years 6 months) Engines: 2 IAE V2533-A5 Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: 7 Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: 217 Total: Fatalities: / Occupants: 224 Airplane damage: Missing Airplane fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair Location: Sinai (   Egypt) Phase: En route (ENR) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Sharm el Sheikh International Airport (SSH/HESH), Egypt Destination airport: Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia Flightnumber: 7K9268 Narrative: A Kolavia Airbus A321 reportedly crashed in central Sinai after takeoff from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Egypt's prime minister has confirmed the crash, according to BBC News. Kolavia flight 9268 took off from Sharm el Sheikh at 05:49 hours local time (03:49 UTC). Last contact with the flight was about 06:13 hours. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows the aircraft climbing too 33500 feet, after which it shows lower altitudes of 29925 feet and 28375 feet along with a drop in reported airspeed from 404 knots to 184 knots and 93 knots. Operators of the aircraft Delivery date Airline Registration Remark 27/05/1997 MEA F-OHMP lsd ILFC - ret 05/2003   Correct 29/05/2003 Onur Air TC-OAE lsd from ILFC   Correct 15/11/2007 Saudi Arabian Airlines TC-OAE lsd from Onur Air   Correct 24/01/2008 Onur Air TC-OAE Stored 03/2012   Correct 27/04/2012 Kolavia EI-ETJ Lsd From Ilfc   Correct 01/05/2012 Metrojet Russia EI-ETJ Correct