Paris confirmed the information about the smoke on Board EgyptAir

The French Bureau of investigation and analysis for civil aviation safety (BEA) has confirmed media reports that the automatic system of the Egypt Air plane that crashed in the Mediterranean sea, sent the signal about the presence in the cabin of smoke. About it reports on Saturday, may 21, TASS.

As noted by Reuters, the received signals do not explain what was the cause of the smoke aboard the aircraft.

On 20 may, CNN reported that on Board the Egyptian airliner a few minutes before falling was recorded for the smoke. The source of this information was at the disposal of the editorial Board of the monitor. Data received on the channel addressing and reporting system ACARS aircraft communications...
[rushincrash.com]
21/5/16
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