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Air France Jet Missing; 228 Onboard

Was headed to Paris from Rio de Janeiro

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(Newser) – An Air France plane carrying 228 people to Paris from Rio de Janeiro is missing, the BBC reports. “We are very worried,” an official told AFP. “The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago.” He said a transponder problem is possible, but unlikely. Flight AF-447, which was due in at 5:10am EST, is an Airbus 330, Reuters notes. Brazil's air force has reportedly begun a search and rescue mission near the island of Fernando de Noronha.

Air France employees stand at empty boarding desks at Roissy airport, outside Paris, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008.
Air France employees stand at empty boarding desks at Roissy airport, outside Paris, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
In this Sept. 17, 2003 file photo, an Air France Boeing 747 jet lands at Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, north of Paris.
In this Sept. 17, 2003 file photo, an Air France Boeing 747 jet lands at Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, north of Paris.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A passenger walks past tails of Air France planes at Roissy airport, outside Paris, Friday, Nov. 14 , 2008.
A passenger walks past tails of Air France planes at Roissy airport, outside Paris, Friday, Nov. 14 , 2008.   (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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