A French passenger aircraft carrying 228 people has disappeared off the coast of Brazil, airline officials say.
Air France told CNN the jet was traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris when radio contact was lost.
The airline said flight AF447 was carrying 216 passengers in addition to a crew of 12. The aircraft is listed as an Airbus A330.
State radio reported a crisis center was being set up at Charles de Gaulle where the plane had been due to land at 11.15 a.m. local time.
Reports said an air force search and rescue operation was underway around the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/am...zil/index.html
article doesn't say about the crash yet, but it is apparent anyway...
