An Air France plane carrying 228 people from Brazil to France has vanished over the Atlantic after flying into turbulence, airline officials say.
The Airbus sent an automatic message at 0214 GMT, four hours after leaving Rio de Janeiro, reporting a short circuit. It may have been damaged by lightning.
Air France flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris went down with 228 people aboard. Debris from the Airbus SAS A330-200 aircraft was found about 650 kilometers (405 miles) northeast of Brazil’s Fernando de Noronha island. Read the rest of this entry »
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