Egypt Air flight MS804 disappears from radar between Paris and Cairo – live updates

Egypt Air flight MS804 disappears from radar between Paris and Cairo – live updates.

Airline says plane, which took off from France’s Charles de Gaulle airport late on Wednesday night, has gone missing with 66 people on board.

A further update from EgyptAir:
It confirms that 56 passengers were on board, including one child and two babies
It says the captain has 6,275 flying hours, including 2,101 on the A320; the copilot has 2,766.

The plane was manufactured in 2003.

Specialist teams and the Egyptian armed forces are still searching for the plane.
(We'll keep your posted)