article_snippet: Transponder data shows that the autopilot on Germanwings Flight 9525 was reprogrammed by someone in the cockpit to change the plane's altitude from 38,000 feet to 100 feet, according to Flightradar24, a website that tracks aviation data.
article_snippet: Transponder data shows that the autopilot was reprogrammed during the flight by someone inside the cockpit to change the plane's altitude from 38,000 feet to 100 feet, according to Flightradar24, a website that tracks aviation data.
article_snippet: Germanwings said the plane reached Germanwings cruising altitude of 38,000 feet, and then dropped for about eight minutes.
article_snippet: the plane lost contact with French radar at a height of about 6,000 feet.