– Germanwings Airbus A320 crashes in southern French Alps
– One hundred and forty four passengers and six crew on board — all feared dead
– Passenger jet had been traveling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf
-Germanwings plane descended 31,000ft in 8 minutes before crash
-Debris has been located on the Alps at an altitude of about 6,500 ft
– 16 german high school students believed to be on board
-deadliest crash on French soil since 2000
-Weather was reportedly calm at time of crash
-Captain had more than 10 years of flight experience and more than 6,000 flight hours
-French officials say one of the plane’s black boxes has been located