It was American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 aircraft en route from New York Kennedy to Santo Domingo.The airplane was lost today shortly after take off from Kennedy Airport.

• 失事飞机是美洲航空公司第587次航班，是一架正从纽约肯尼迪机场飞往多米尼加共和国首都圣多明各的空中客车A300型客机。