Brazilian search planes are recovering what officials say is the wreckage of Air France Flight 447 which disappeared Monday off Brazil's northern coast. The debris will be examined for serial numbers and other markings to confirm that it is the missing plane. The Airbus A330 vanished about four hours after leaving Rio de Janeiro, bound for Paris.
LE BOURGET, France - Gray, rain-laden skies matched the mood at the Paris Air Show as it opened Monday amid grim times for the aviation industry. Yet Boeing Co. struck a defiant tone.
BRASILIA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 49 bodies had so far been recovered from the Air France passenger plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean nearly two weeks ago.
Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim says a jet fuel slick on the Atlantic Ocean means it is highly unlikely an explosion destroyed Air France Flight 447. The jet disappeared.
With officials confirming debris discovered Tuesday off the Brazilian coast came from Air France flight 447, the painstaking task of recovery has begun. Determining why.
If there is ever to be an answer to what caused Air France Flight 447 to fall from the sky, the best clues probably lie on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean amid rugged volcanic ridges and steep trenches.
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