Hot: Air France Jet Missing (AF 447)

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(CNN) -- A French passenger aircraft carrying 228 people has disappeared from radar off the coast of Brazil, airline officials say.


A file photo shows an Air France jet on take off. Some 228 passengers are aboard the missing aircraft.

Air France told CNN the jet was traveling from Rio de Janeiro (SDU / GIG) to Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) in Paris when it vanished.

The airline said flight AF447 was carrying 216 passengers in addition to a crew of 12.

French media said the aircraft was an Airbus A330-200.

State radio reported a crisis center was being set up at Charles de Galle where the plane had been due to land at 11.15 a.m. local time.

Airport officials in Rio declined to comment on the incident.
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Brazil: Air France jet missing over Atlantic


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By ALAN CLENDENNING, Associated Press Writer – 3 mins ago
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Brazil's Air Force says an Air France jet bound from Rio de Janeiro to Paris disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean and a search is under way near the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha.

An Air Force spokesman says the search and rescue mission was mounted Monday morning after the jet failed to make regular radio contact.

The spokesman said he could not immediately divulge how many people were on board the jet, or the make or flight number of the Air France jet.

He spoke on condition of anonymity, in keeping with Air Force policy.
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PARIS (Reuters) - An Air France plane on its way from Brazil to Paris has not arrived and has disappeared from radar screens, a spokeswoman for the Paris airports authority said on Monday.

"The plane was expected in Paris at 11:10 a.m. (5:10 a.m. EDT)," the spokeswoman said.

(Reporting by Gerard Bon)
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CNN: "They do quite well if ditched by an experienced pilot as we've seen"

You've GOT to be kidding....
 
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Air France Plane Drops Off Radar Over Atlantic
Monday, June 01, 2009

DEVELOPING — An Air France plane travelling from Brazil to Paris with 228 people aboard has missed its scheduled arrival time and disappeared from radar screens, a spokeswoman for the Paris airports authority told Reuters on Monday.

"The plane was expected in Paris at 11:10 a.m. (0910 GMT)," the spokeswoman told the news agency.

"We are very worried," he said. "The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago.

"It could be a transponder problem, but this kind of fault is very rare and the plane did not land when expected."

Air traffic control lost contact with the Airbus A330 at 6 a.m. GMT after it took off from Rio de Janeiro, bound for Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

Airport authorities have set up a "crisis cell" at the Paris airport.

The plane is said to be carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew.
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Murdoughnut said:
Bad thing to wake up to - that's for sure.
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Or to try to go to bed to :(

There's a dark part of my brain that's paranoid about something happening over the dark ocean out of radar contact.
 
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CNN: "They do quite well if ditched by an experienced pilot as we've seen"

Oh, COME ON guys.
 
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Air France jet disappears mid-flight

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Updated 36 minutes ago


Air traffic control lost contact with the plane not long after it took off. (file photo) (Reuters)

Airport officials in Paris say an Air France passenger plane is missing off the coast of Brazil.

It is believed that 215 people are on board.

Air traffic control lost contact with the plane a few hours ago, not long after it took off from Rio de Janeiro on a flight to Paris.

"We are very worried," said a Paris airport official.

"The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago. It could be a transponder problem, but this kind of fault is very rare and the plane did not land when expected."

Air traffic control lost contact with the Airbus A330 at 0600 GMT (4pm AEST) after it took off from Rio de Janeiro bound for Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, where it had been due to land at 0910 GMT (7.10pm AEST).

Airport authorities have set up a crisis room at Charles de Gaulle.
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Air France Jet Disappears on Flight From Brazil to Paris
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By CAROLINE BROTHERS
Published: June 1, 2009
PARIS — Air France said Monday that it had lost contact with a passenger plane travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. “We have received no news from flight AF 447,” said an Air France spokeswoman in Paris, Brigitte Barrand.

The plane was carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew members, she said.

A Brazilian Air Force spokesman, quoted by The Associated Press, said that the plane disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean and a search was under way near the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha. The plane disappeared about 186 miles northeast of the coastal Brazilian city of Natal and near Fernando de Noronha, the spokesman said.

The plane had been scheduled to land at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport at 11:15 a.m. Paris time after a nonstop flight that left Rio 7 p.m. local time on Sunday.

“We are very worried,” said an aviation official in Paris interviewed by Agence France-Presse. “The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago. It could be a transponder problem, but this kind of fault is very rare and the plane did not land when expected.”
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I hiked with a guy who was an FA for AF on the S. American routes, and his wife, in Patagonia a few months ago. Sure hope he wasn't on board.
 
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Trying to get more details from English-language news here on cable and it's all about "John and Kate + 8 + Divorce Attorney + Gag + Gag + Gag"
 
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BREAKING NEWS

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SAO PAULO, Brazil - Air France has lost contact with a plane carrying 228 people from Brazil to Paris, an official said Monday.

"Air France regrets to announce that it is without news from Air France flight 447 flying from Rio to Paris, spokeswoman Brigitte Barrand said.

She said the flight was carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew members.

Brazil's air force said a search began Monday morning near the Brazilian archipelago of Fernando de Noronha.

The plane disappeared about 186 miles (300 kilometers) northeast of the coastal Brazilian city of Natal and near Fernando de Noronha, the spokesman said.

He spoke on condition of anonymity, in keeping with Air Force policy.

Barrand said "Air France shares the emotion and worry of the families concerned."

She said the airline has installed an information center at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for the families of those aboard.

The flight was scheduled to arrive in Paris at 0915 GMT (5:15 a.m. EDT), according to the airport.

Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
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Rumor has it that the didn't check in with Cape Verde" when they were supposed to...
 
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How much traffic is there in the south Atlantic?

It seems like in the North Atlantic there is a greater chance of another plane spotting wreckage or something.
 
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Someone on a.net is citing a French news source as saying the pilot reported 'hard turbulance' and the conversation ended.
 
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N826AW said:
Someone on a.net is citing a French news source as saying the pilot reported 'hard turbulance' and the conversation ended.
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CNN now saying they may have made it towards the coast of Morocco. Should have have landed almost two hours ago. They have some 'cargo' commercial pilot on the air now.
 
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