'Smoke detected inside plane cabin before crash' - Report
However, a U.S. official characterized the report as an unconfirmed rumor.
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CNN said it obtained the data through a screen grab from an Egyptian source, and said the data came from an automatic system aboard the plane called the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS).
ACARS routinely downloads flight data to the airline operating the aircraft
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The plane was carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew.
It was said to have been travelling at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,280 metres), then disappeared about 80 miles (130 km) before it was due to enter Egyptian airspace.
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