CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -66 people died in the 2016 crash, which Egyptian authorities initially blamed on terrorism. The 2016 crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo, which Egyptian authorities initially described as an act of terrorism, was caused by a pilot smoking a cigarette, an investigation has found.

Detailed explanation-2: -The EgyptAir Airbus A320 flying overnight from Paris to Cairo crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea on 19 May 2016. All 66 passengers and crew on board Flight MS804 died. Some debris from the crashed flight was later found floating in the Mediterranean, 290km (180 miles) north of the Egyptian city of Alexandria.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ECAA concluded that the incident was caused by mechanical failure of the aircraft’s elevator control system. The report suggested several possibilities for the cause of the accident, focusing on the possible failure of one of the right elevator’s power control units.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 31 October 2015, at 06:13 local time EST (04:13 UTC), an Airbus A321-231 operating the flight exploded above the northern Sinai Peninsula following its departure from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Egypt en route to Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, Russia. All 224 passengers and crew on board were killed.