(01 Nov 2015, 9:31 am)tyresmoke wrote If you read through the full thread on PPRuNe (which is a forum with many thousands of pilots on) it seems almost certain that the aircraft broke apart in mid air. This could be caused by a missile strike, however it could also be caused by some catastrophic failure... This airframe did suffer a tail strike back in 2004, in Cairo ironically, which could be a point to look at, if this has caused some fatigue that has eventually failed.
It will be interesting to see what the investigators find
Yes
But no offence to anyone.
According to previous investigations the Russians will lie and Egypt will blame Russia