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Egyptair is planning to operate its newest A320 NEO on the route

Egyptair to operate year round Dublin-Cairo service

Egyptair is to launch a new year-round service between Dublin and Cairo.

66 people died when the plane crashed in May

Traces of explosives found on EgyptAir victims

Traces of explosives have been found on victims' remains from an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean in May killing all 66 people on board, the aviation ministry has announced.

News • 15 Dec 16

The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo when it disappeared

EgyptAir plane likely 'broke up in midair'

An EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean in May likely broke up in midair after a fire erupted in or near the cockpit, the New York Times has reported.

News • 23 Jul 16

EgyptAir Flight MS804 went down into the eastern Mediterranean Sea en route from Paris to Cairo on 19 May

Data recorder from crashed EgyptAir plane repaired

Egyptian investigators said tonight that the flight data recorder of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 has been successfully repaired.

News • 27 Jun 16

The Airbus A320 disappeared on 19 May with the loss of all 66 people on board

Voice recorder from EgyptAir flight recovered

The cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804 has been retrieved by search teams in a breakthrough for investigators seeking to explain what caused the plane to crash into the sea killing all 66 people on board.

News • 16 Jun 16

Some wreckage was found soon after the crash in May

Main EgyptAir wreckage locations found by vessel

A search vessel hunting for the remains of an EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean last month has identified several main locations of its wreckage, investigators said.

News • 15 Jun 16

The Egyptair flight went down last month with 66 people on board

Signal 'likely' to be from EgyptAir black box

A French search vessel has picked up signals from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804, Egyptian and French investigators said.

News • 01 Jun 16

HSE teams are investigating measles outbreak

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News • 01 Jun 16

66 people were travelling on the Airbus A320 from Paris to Cairo (File picture)

French navy to carry out search for EgyptAir plane

A French naval vessel has been sent to the eastern Mediterranean to join the hunt for black boxes from a crashed EgyptAir jet, equipped with three specialist probes from a French company recruited to accelerate the search.

News • 27 May 16

Investigators rely on debris, bags and clothes as well as chemical analysis to detect if an explosion occurred

No issues logged before crashed plane departed

An EgyptAir jet that crashed last week showed no technical issues before taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris according to an Aircraft Technical Log signed by its pilot before takeoff, Egyptian state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram said tonight.

News • 24 May 16