About three hours ago, Nikolenyan Airways Flight NA203, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 bound for Rome, Italy, from Edinburgh, Scotland, disappeared from radar approximately 26 miles to the northeast of Milan. Air traffic controllers and airline leadership are afraid the aircraft may have crashed, as it has not appeared at its destination and has not contacted air traffic control in several hours. Search parties will be sent out soon to search for wreckage and survivors, and updates will be posted in this topic as soon as more information becomes available.
Aircraft information:
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737 MAX 9
Aircraft Age: 15 months
Registration: G-NKBM
Souls aboard: 185 (7 crew, 178 passengers)
Departed from: EGPH (Edinburgh Airport)
Intended Destination: LIRF (Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport)
Time of disappearance: 7:13 P.M. (Central European Summer Time)
Approximate location at time of disappearance: 45°45’42.1"N 9°34’20.0"E