Bad weather frustrates search for bodies, debris from downed jetliner, Brazil says

RECIFE, Brazil — Bad weather hindered the search for debris and bodies Thursday from the crash of Air France Flight 447, according to a senior Brazilian official who said there is little chance of finding all the victims.

Investigators: Recovered tail piece could provide clues to Air France 447 crash in Atlantic

RECIFE, Brazil — The recovery of Air France Flight 447’s tail section could provide key clues as to why the airliner with 228 people on board went down in the Atlantic and where best to search for the black boxes, experts said.

Airline chiefs dismiss safety fears over Airbus A330 planes after Air France crash

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Several airline chiefs dismissed safety fears over the Airbus A330 on Tuesday, saying they were confident of the plane’s reliability despite last week’s Air France jet crash.

Brazil: Vertical stabilizer of Air France jet found, could be key clue to crash

RECIFE, Brazil — Search crews recovered the vertical stabilizer from the tail section of an Air France airliner that went down in the Atlantic, Brazil’s air force said Monday — a key find that could help locate the black boxes and determine why the jet crashed.

Brazilian military authorities say boats recovered 24 bodies from Air France jet crash

RECIFE, Brazil — Search crews have recovered 24 bodies of passengers on the Air France flight that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean eight days ago with 228 people on board, Brazil’s military said Monday. They also recovered a large tail section from the jetliner, helping narrow the hunt for “black boxes” that could reveal the disaster’s cause.

Air France didn’t replace airspeed instruments on plane; no evidence unsafe, agency says

PARIS — Airspeed instruments on Air France Flight 447 were not replaced as the maker recommended before the plane crashed in turbulent weather, the French agency investigating the disaster said Saturday.

Air France didn’t replace airspeed instruments on doomed plane; BEA says no evidence unsafe

PARIS — Air France had not acted on a recommendation to change airspeed-detecting instruments on Flight 447 before the plane crashed in turbulent weather, the French agency investigating the disaster said Saturday.

French investigator: No sign Air France Flight 447 had problems before takeoff

PARIS — A French accident investigator says there are no signs so far that Air France Flight 447 had problems before takeoff.

Debris found in mid-Atlantic confirms crash of Air France Flight 447; daunting recovery begins

FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — An airplane seat, a fuel slick and pieces of white debris scattered over three miles of open ocean marked the site in the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday where Air France Flight 447 plunged to its doom, Brazil’s defense minister said.

Stormy seas, heavy clouds hamper Atlantic Ocean search for missing Air France jet

RIO DE JANEIRO — Stormy seas and heavy clouds hampered the search Tuesday for wreckage of Air France Flight 447, which disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with 228 people aboard. French investigators said a series of extraordinary events likely brought the airliner down.

Investigators about disappearance over Atlantic of Air France jet with 228 aboard

RIO DE JANEIRO — Was Air France Flight 447 downed by wind and hail from towering thunderheads? By lightning? Or by a catastrophic combination of factors?

French airliner missing over Atlantic, 228 on board (Third Lead)

PARIS/RIO DE JANEIRO - An Air France flight with 228 people on board has been lost over the Atlantic Monday morning, sparking a major search mission off the Brazilian coast.

Air France says missing plane over Atlantic hit strong turbulence, signaled electric problems

PARIS — Air France says the Airbus jet that disappeared en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris sent an automatic signal indicating electrical problems while going through an area of strong turbulence.