AIR FRANCE Airbus A330 Jet Plane missing over Atlantic Ocean [ Copyright © Skynews ]

Hope Fades For Passengers And Crew Of Missing Air France Jet

An Air France passenger jet is feared to have crashed into the Atlantic after possibly suffering an electrical failure in a fierce storm.

There were 228 people on board Flight 447, which had taken off from the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and was due to land in Paris on Monday morning.

A massive search operation is under way, but it is not clear exactly where or when the airliner went down.
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An Air France jet with 228 people on board has vanished over the Atlantic. Flight 447 en route from Rio to Paris disappeared over the ocean, possibly brought down by a lightning strike. It had reported loss of pressure and electrical faults. French Authorities say the plane is 'lost' and President Sarkozy says the chance of finding survivors is 'very small'.

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[HugelyBig]

Probably because they were thousands of feet above it and weren't being affected by it. Planes fly in and through storms every single day and come out perfectly fine. A storm wouldn't have brought the plane down.

[TheMan0092]

Passengers and crew on Air France Airbus A330, R.I.P :'(

Prayers to the affected families, relatives and victims

[SAMCAMJAIK1]

They still use the same kind of plane on that flight and they changed the name of the flight to 446!

[HugelyBig]

@monstahhh12

Ah, you'll notice I chose my words carefully: "Planes fly in AND through..." :P

[monstahhh12]

@HugelyBig Actually, climatologists have pointed out that the thunderclouds in that particular region of the Atlantic can extend to 55 000ft above sea level! This could have been a factor because the storms are extremely strong and other planes flying through that area frequently have difficulty- there have been a few other close calls as well... this was however most likely not the reason why tho.

[EYEhumpmypillow]

More chanceto crash in a car, than have a accident while flying

[sonicfan7]

The A330 is really safe... It maintance cost but even still people manage to screw up the maintanance. It's probably a combination of wheather and a maintance fault. Airbusses rarely do have design faults. I've never heard of one.

[cielq]

too bad they couldn't find the black box...

[utubesanjay]

All good ideas sound stupid to common people.

How about ejection seats?

[giovanicanzona]

you could be correct there was a boms threat to the airline. just like panam. dont hate just segregate.

[stenina84]

yea, me too.. 3 monthes ago, from Brazil to Paris, with Air France, on A330..

[danolpe]

Aquelas pessoas que acreditaram que iriam chegar a seu lugar de destino...