Reuters Egypt finds human remains and belongings from plane crash at sea Egypt said on Friday that its navy had found human remains, wreckage and the personal belongings of passengers floating in the Mediterranean, confirmation that an EgyptAir jet had plunged into the sea with 66 people on board. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi offered condolences for those on board, amounting to Egypt's official acknowledgement of their deaths, although there was still no explanation of why the Airbus had crashed. "The Egyptian navy was able to retrieve more debris from the plane, some of the passengers' belongings, human remains, and plane seats," the Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement. Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-egyptair-airplane-idUSKCN0YA08W CNN EgyptAir flight data show smoke alerts before crash: Source There were smoke alerts aboard EgyptAir Flight 804 in the minutes before it crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, flight data filed through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) show. CNN obtained the data through a screen grab from an Egyptian source. The time stamps match the approximate time the aircraft went missing. ACARS is a data link for sending messages between planes and ground facilities. Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/20/middleeast/egyptair-flight-804-main/
