WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT MISSING EGYPTAIR FLIGHT MS804:
* EgyptAir flight MS804 was travelling from Paris to Cairo, a three-and-a-half-hour journey
* disappeared from the radar at 2.45am on Thursday Egypt time (1045 AEST)
* it was 16km into Egyptian airspace but still over the Mediterranean
* aviation officials say it has crashed
* French president confirms it's lost
* distress signal from emergency mechanisms of the missing flight reportedly received at 4.26am (1226 AEST), almost two hours after it disappeared from radar - report denied by Egyptian government
* Greek authorities say captain of a merchant ship reported "flame in the sky" about 130 nautical miles south of island of Karpathos
* search concentrated near Karpathos
* 10 crew and 56 passengers on board
- 30 Egyptians, 15 French, two Iraqis, and one each from Algeria, Britain, Belgium, Canada, Chad, Kuwait, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Sudan
- 1 child and two babies among them
- no Australians on board
* no distress call from pilot received
* Greek authorities say flight made erratic moves just before it disappeared
* last contact with plane was 10 minutes before it vanished
* A320 one of the most widely used Airbus planes, a single-aisle plane that usually seats about 150 people and used for short- and medium-range flights
* Greece has joined search and rescue operation with two aircraft and a frigate is on the way.
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