Monday, June 1, 2009

Air France Jet Missing Off Brazil Coast

Airport authorities in Paris said the Airbus A330-200 with 228 people on board dropped off radar screens somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Rio de Janeiro for Paris. The plane left yesterday (sunday) at 19:00 at Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (Rio de janeiro). Three hours and 20 minutes after taking off from Rio de Janeiro the plane disappeared from the radar.
The Brazilian air force undertook a search-and-rescue operation for the aircraft near the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha, CNN reported.

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