Data from the final moments before EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed into the Mediterranean suggest an “internal explosion” tore through the right side of the aircraft, a pilot said Saturday night. The data was taken from the plane’s Acars system, which sends short transmissions from the aircraft to receivers on the ground. French and Egyptian ships are focused on trying to recover the black boxes, which would reveal what was said in the cockpit before the plane crashed. That does not mean the explosion came from the cockpit but indicates the right side of the plane was more badly damaged than the left. Earlier in the day the family were asked by EgyptAir to provide DNA samples to help with identification of bodies.

Source: National Post May 22, 2016 13:48 UTC