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This plane's cruising altitude is 35,000 feet. It's cruising speed at that altitude is 502 mph.
http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/md-80/product.page#83
Today 8:33 AM EDT
Algerian Prime Minister: Plane Disappeared Above The Gao Region
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said that the plane disappeared around 3a.m Thursday. The last contact with the plane took place 10 minutes before its disappearance in the Gao region.
"There were 119 passengers on board the plane, including the Spanish crew. Searches are in progress with the relevant authorities. The victims are of multiple nationalities," he said without giving more detail. A representative of Air Algerie, Zohir Houari, confirmed that the disappearance took place above Gao, an area where militant group The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA) remains active.
--Said Djaafer
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...ane-requested-route-change-due-to-bad-weather
I can't even find Tilimsi on my ipad maps. But Gao's there. It looks a very inhospitable region, physically.
Can't they locate a beacon, in the same way they tried with MH370?