vinod Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sad to know the plane is loost....as per the BBC.. Flight AF 447 left Rio de Janeiro, bound for Paris, at 1900 local time (2200 GMT) on Sunday 31 May. The aircraft in question, an Airbus A330-200 with registration F-GZCP, had been in operation since April 2005. Shortly after the aircraft's scheduled arrival time in Paris of 1110 local time (0910 GMT), it was announced that the flight was missing. Here is what is known so far: 2200 GMT, Sunday 31 May: AF 447 takes off from Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport, heading for Paris Charles de Gaulle. 0133 GMT, Monday 1 June: Last radar contact with flight AF 447, according to the Brazilian air force. The jet had just passed the Fernando de Noronha islands, about 350 km (217 miles) off the coast of Brazil. 0200 GMT: The aircraft crossed through a "thunderous zone with strong turbulence" according to an Air France statement. 0214 GMT: According to the airline, an automated message was received indicating an "electrical circuit malfunction" on board. 0715 GMT: Air France decided "the situation was serious", according to the airline's chief executive Pierre Henri Gourgeon. Plans to establish a crisis centre are drawn up. 0910 GMT: Aircraft was due to land at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. 0935 GMT: Paris airport officials announce to the public that flight AF 447 is missing. 1017 GMT: Brazil's air force confirms a search and rescue operation is under way near the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha. 1036 GMT: Air France confirms it is "without news" from the aircraft. 1116 GMT: Senior French minister Jean-Louis Borloo says the plane would have run out of fuel by this point, and adds: "We must now envisage the most tragic scenario." He rules out a hijacking. 1140 GMT: Brazil's air force says Flight AF 447 was "well advanced" over the Atlantic Ocean when it went missing. 1142 GMT: Air France confirms it received a message about an electrical fault from the aircraft. 1213 GMT: Air France suggests the electrical fault may have been caused by the plane suffering a lightning strike. 1303 GMT: Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he fears British citizens may be on board the aircraft. 1515 GMT: It is reported that most of the 228 people on board the missing airliner are Brazilian, while at least 40 are French and 20 are German, according to a French minister. Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Truly horrific, it must've gone down like a stone. Probably a horrible death for all those on board. The untold, unimaginable anguish and suffering of the relatives too. An absolute nightmare. RIP to all concerned. A terrible tragedy. Worrying that a lightning strike can do this......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 A lightning can't do this, hundreds of planes hit by lightning every year, they are built to withstand it. See the initial other thread in the news section fo further explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 In the News section too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Yes a terrible loss of life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 ...it must've gone down like a stone.... Sometimes when I'm on a plane, I think about what it would be like to die on a plane. It could be REALLY quick, instanteous. Or it could be REALLY slow -- It's a long way down from 30,000 ft. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Will this be another episode of LOST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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