Egyptian investigators believe the transmission from the crashed EgyptAir Airbus A320’s flight recorders will continue until 24 June.
The country’s civil aviation ministry says it has made the projection based on information from the recorders’ manufacturers.
Specialised vessels have been hunting for a signal trace in the eastern Mediterranean following the 19 May crash of flight MS804.
Underwater locator beacons on the flight recorders are required to have a minimum 30-day duration.
The ministry says that, based on hardware data from the recorder manufacturers, the transmissions are “expected” to continue to 24 June.
Investigators have also confirmed that the aircraft deviated from its flightpath before the accident, turning initially to the left before reversing its direction and performing a “full cycle” to the right, based on Egyptian military data.
This appears consistent with initial information from Greek authorities which had pointed to such a manoeuvre, although the Egyptian ministry cautions that inquiry cannot rely on the radar track information in isolation.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
