He said aviation authorities have already removed the plane's flight data recorder and are now planning to tow the aircraft to a beach.

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The cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder of the ill-fated plane are yet to be recovered, Ria Novosti reported at 02:15 local time on Thursday.

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The flight data recorders have not been recovered, and the plane's crew did not send any messages indicating problems before the plane disappeared.

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Within a year Travelport hopes to give every single flight a carbon rating, taking into account the plane, the type of fuel used, and other data points.

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