el-Sheikh?

[350DRIVER]

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A charter airliner with 135 people aboard -- most of them French tourists -- crashed shortly after takeoff early Saturday from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, airport officials in Cairo say.

No survivors were immediately found.

Egypt's official news agency Mena quoted an aviation ministry source as saying all aboard may have been killed.

The Boeing 737 jet took off shortly before 5 a.m. (3 a.m. GMT) and quickly disappeared from radar about seven miles south of the airport, said airport officials, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity.

The officials said 127 passengers and eight crew members were aboard the jet operated by the private Egyptian company Air Flash, and most were French tourists.

 

[DenverDude2002]

Any idea what mdel 737 it is? I'd assume an older 200.

 

[350DRIVER]

Any idea what mdel 737 it is? I'd assume an older 200.

Good question, I would assume but details still seem quite sketchy at best.

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[Valkyrie]

FLASH AIRLINES = FSH (Member of Flash Group / formerly Heliopolis Airlines) Cairo-Int’

58 Joseph Tito Street, El-Nozha el-Gedeedah, Heliopolis, Egypt (2) 624 64 06 Fax: (2) 639 56 27 Email: [email protected]

Founded: 1996 Head: Mahmud Gamal ICAO: FLASH
Web: www.flashtour.com/airline.htm

SU-ZCD Boeing 737-3Q8 26286 / 2424
2 CFMI CFM56-3C1 62142 Seats: Y149 / leased from ILFC

SU-ZCF Boeing 737-3Q8 26283 / 2383
2 CFMI CFM56-3C1 62142 Seats: Y149 / leased from ILFC

 

[sublimaze]

SU-ZCD is one that went missing. Swiss aviation authorities made spot checks last year and denied further entry into the country to this operator, unless they fix the problems found on the aircraft. Apparently, Flash never requested landing permits into Switzerland again, after they "grounded" their aircraft until repair.

SU-ZCD was originally operated by TACA N374TA until it was leased to Colorair and then became operated by Heliopolis = Ecojet = Flash Airlines.