Hi It seems it crashed somewhere in southern Cameroon! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm http://iafrica.com/news/africannews/832207.htm It's always sad this type of news... Miguel Branco da Silva ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newbold" <pnewbold@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 7:23 AM Subject: Kenya Airways loses contact with jet 4 minutes ago > Kenya Airways said Saturday it has lost contact with a 737-800 aircraft > that > took off from Cameroon. > > "The last message from the aircraft was received by the control tower in > Douala immediately after take off," Kenya Airways said on its Web site. > > The flight departed Douala at 12:05 a.m. and was to arrive in Nairobi at > 6:15 a.m. > > The airline said it opened a crisis management center near the airport and > had no further details. It did not say how many passengers were on board. > > The announcement was signed by Michael Okwiri, of Kenya Airways corporate > communications. > > Calls to Kenya Airways were not immediately returned. George Muhoho, > managing director of the Kenya Airports Authority, said he had no details > other than what was on the airline's statement. > > ___ > > On the Net: > > http://www.kenya-airways.com > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail > to: > "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the > following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE". <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".