31.   With the arrival of the aircraft, Durr said the pilots and aid workers will map out a strategy, identifying drop areas and ideal weather conditions.

32.   An air traffic controller, however, said the pilot only called in to report his position and that there had been no indication of an emergency.

33.   Although snow was falling at the time, the weather conditions were good enough for flying, pilots said.

34.   But an air traffic controller said the pilot only called in to report his position and that there had been no indication of an emergency.

35.   They said the pilot, for reasons that are still not clear, lost control of the plane while stunt-flying over Maldon.

36.   Sidhu said pilots from private and state-run airlines, Indian airport managers and aviation policy planners would also attend the conference.

37.   The Cyprus Airways spokesman said that pilot Heraclis Phoullis had stuck by union regulations to apply strictly the working hours laid down in an agreement with management.

38.   The Egyptian embassy said the pilot, Achraf Ali Ahmed Abdel-Al, was killed, contrary to earlier reports, along with co-pilot Khaled Aouda.