Relatives of passengers of Russian Airbus-321 aircraft react at Pulkovo international airport in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
On Saturday morning flight 7K-9268, operated by a Metrojet Airbus A321, was scheduled to travel from the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to St. Petersburg, Russia. The plane crashed only 23 minutes after taking off and all 224 passengers onboard were killed. The accident is now the second and most fatal Airbus A321 accident in history, and the worst air crash in Egypt.
While emergency crews and investigators were still rushing to the scene, Lufthansa and Air France/KLM almost immediately began rerouting planes to avoid the airspace over the Sinai Peninsula out of an abundance of caution, and other airlines have followed suit. Active insurgency in the region is causing murmurs over the possibility of the plane having been shot down, as was the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 last year, which crashed after being shot by a Buk surface-to-air missile while the Boeing 777 flew over Ukraine.
It has been reported that the Metrojet crew had complained of technical difficulties, but since the investigation team on site in Sinai has been able to recover both of the plane's black boxes, the odds of discovering the definitive cause of the crash are good. Airbus was quick to issue a statement following the accident, underscoring the popularity and reliability of the A321 and the A320 family of aircraft: "By the end of September 2015, some 6,500 A320 Family aircraft were in service with over 300 operators. To date, the entire fleet has accumulated some 168 million flight hours in some 92.5 million flights."
The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Transport has grounded Metrojet's fleet, suspending all flight operations until further notice. The crash and suspension come at a rough time for Russian aviation, as the country's second largest airline, Transaero, abruptly filed for bankruptcy and ended services just last week. Now the dissolved company's former employees are leading the care of makeshift Metrojet memorial sites, and mourning for their Russian aviation colleagues who lost their lives in the crash.
Honda still updates slow selling CR-Z hybrid for 2016 model year image
The third largest Japanese automaker has just released the first pictures and details on the 2016 model year CR-Z mild hybrid that comes to the market with a series of tweaks.
The CR-Z had already been upgraded some months ago back home in Japan and now the company has decided a refresh was in order on the US market as well. You might understand why the sporty model has had a lackluster welcome since the carmaker itself describes the modifications as giving it a “more chiseled look.” We can see a refreshed angular radiator grille, blade-like front diffuser and a sportier appearance thanks to the triangle-shaped fog light well. There are also some full-length design lines on the side for a more pumped up appearance and the back area has received its own range of mild revisions – including a new design for the bumper. Going inside the cabin, there’s a new brush metallic finish available throughout and now a flagship EX-L Navi trim brings forth heated and leather seats with contrasting stitch patterns. There’s also a center console modification with a new armrest and deeper storage compartment. Now standard are available push button start/stop and smart entry as well as an electric parking brake.
Every 2016 CR-Z will receive the 7-inch Display Audio touchscreen and the top trims will also come equipped with LaneWatch, and the EX-L Navi also has the Honda Satellite-linked navigation with support for digital traffic and voice recognition. Under the hood sits the unmodified 4-cylinder 1.5-liter engine mated to an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack. The combined power sits at 130 bhp (97 kW) and 140 lb-ft (190 Nm) or 127 lb-ft (172 Nm) with the optional CVT. Prices go from $20,295 for the entry-level LX trim with manual transmission and go up to $25,090 for the EX-L Navi mated to the CVT.
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