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Germanwings did not issue distress call in plane crash

A plane of Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings is pictured on August 28, 2014 at Cologne's airport. Pilots of Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings are to strike on August 29 in pursuit of their demands for better early retirement provisions, their union announced on Thursday. AFP PHOTO / DPA / HENNING KAISER / GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read HENNING KAISER/AFP/Getty Images)

A plane of Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings is pictured on August 28, 2014 at Cologne's airport. Pilots of Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings are to strike on August 29 in pursuit of their demands for better early retirement provisions, their union announced on Thursday. AFP PHOTO / DPA / HENNING KAISER / GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read HENNING KAISER/AFP/Getty Images)

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A plane of Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings is pictured on August 28, 2014 at Cologne's airport. Pilots of Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings are to strike on August 29 in pursuit of their demands for better early retirement provisions, their union announced on Thursday. AFP PHOTO / DPA / HENNING KAISER / GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read HENNING KAISER/AFP/Getty Images)

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Added on 1426 GMT (2226 HKT) March 24, 2015

Correcting older information, a spokesperson for the French Civil Aviation Authority confirms to CNN that the crew of the Germanwings plane did not issue a distress call.

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