Air France jet with 228 people missing over Atlantic amid reports of strong turbulenceSAO PAULO, Brazil — A missing Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Air France jet with 228 people missing over Atlantic amid reports of strong turbulenceSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris hit strong turbulence and lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Air France jet with 228 people missing over Atlantic amid reports of strong turbulanceSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris hit strong turbulance and lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Air France jet with 228 people missing over Atlantic amid reports of strong turbulanceSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris hit strong turbulance and lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Breaking News: Air France Flight AF447 w/ 228 People Missing Over Brazil“Air France regrets to announce that it has lost contact with flight AF 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Charles de Gaulle.” Air France jetliner goes missing over Atlantic OceanPARIS - Air France has lost contact with a jetliner carrying 228 people. The flight bound from Rio de Janeiro to Paris went missing over the Atlantic Ocean. Air France says missing plane over Atlantic hit strong turbulence, signaled electric problemsPARIS — 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. French airliner missing over Atlantic, 228 on board (Second Lead)PARIS/RIO DE JANEIRO - An Air France flight with 228 people on board went missing over the Atlantic Monday morning, sparking a major search and rescue mission off the Brazilian coast, according to reports in both countries. French airliner missing off Brazil (Lead)PARIS - An Air France airliner with 228 people on board has gone missing off Brazil, French media reports said Monday. Air France jet with 228 aboard missing over the Atlantic Ocean, Brazil mounts searchSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Air France jet with 228 aboard missing over the Atlantic Ocean, Brazil mounts searchSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, an Air France official said Monday. Brazil immediately began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Air France jet with 228 aboard missing over the Atlantic Ocean, Brazil mounts searchSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, an Air France official said Monday. Brazil immediately began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Air France jet with 228 aboard missing over the Atlantic Ocean, Brazil mounts searchSAO PAULO, Brazil — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris lost contact with air traffic controllers over the Atlantic Ocean, an Air France official said Monday. Brazil immediately began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Air France passenger plane missing: ReportsPARIS - A passenger plane belonging to Air France went missing Monday with 215 people on board, media reports said. Brazil’s Air Force says an Air France jetliner disappeared over the Atlantic OceanSAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil’s Air Force says an Air France jet bound from Rio de Janeiro to Paris disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean and a search is under way near the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha. AP News in BriefIran test fires missiles amid global flap over its nuclear ambitions Air France-KLM and Delta form transatlantic joint venturePARIS - Europe’s largest airline, Air France-KLM, and US carrier Delta Airlines have agreed to a joint venture involving transatlantic flights, the French-Dutch airline announced Wednesday in Paris. Air France says sorry to Indian passengersNEW DELHI - Air France Thursday apologised for ‘all inconveniences’ suffered by its passengers - mostly Indians - due to a long delay in a Paris-Mumbai flight Sunday. Air France denies ill-treatment of passengersMUMBAI - Air France Tuesday said a technical snag had caused a long delay in its Paris-Mumbai flight on Sunday and denied accusations of ill-treatment and racial bias levelled by some of the Indian passengers. Indian passengers accuse Air France of ill-treatmentMUMBAI - Indian passengers who travelled from Paris to Mumbai on an Air France flight that was delayed by 28 hours Tuesday alleged that the airline staff ill-treated them and were racially biased. French nuclear firm Areva says Air France-KLM’s Spinetta to chair supervisory boardPARIS — Areva SA has appointed Air France-KLM chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta to chair its supervisory board, the French state-owned nuclear engineering firm said Thursday. World markets in grip of swine flu fears as more countries reported new cases of deadly virusLONDON — World stock markets fell sharply while the euro dropped below $1.30 Tuesday as investors worried that any swine flu pandemic could derail a global economic recovery after more countries confirmed new cases of the virus. Swine flu threat keeps world businesses and investors on edge as economic fears mountPARIS — The threat of a swine flu pandemic kept global businesses and investors on edge Tuesday, disrupting travel plans and sending stock markets down on fears the outbreak could worsen and cause more economic misery. World markets fall as swine flu fears grow after World Health Organization issues warningLONDON — World stock markets fell Tuesday as investors worried that any swine flu pandemic could derail a global economic recovery as the World Health Organization said it was now too late to contain the virus and urged countries to do what they can to mitigate the effects. A look at economic developments and activity in stock markets around the world WednesdayA look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: AP Executive Morning BriefingThe top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Thursday, July 2, 2009: Air France-KLM to slash up to 3,000 jobsPARIS - French-Dutch air carrier Air France-KLM said Wednesday it would cut between 2,500 and 3,000 jobs by 2011. Boeing delivers its 777th 777 to Air FranceNEW YORK - Boeing reached a milestone Friday when it delivered its 777th Boeing 777 to Air France. Agents to protest against commission denial by foreign airlinesNEW DELHI - Travel agents across the country will launch a fresh round of protests Jan 30 against those foreign carriers which have refused to pay them commission, an agents body said Tuesday. Air France takes 25 percent stake in AlitaliaPARIS - Air France-KLM will pay 323 million euros ($431 million) to acquire a 25 percent stake in Italian airline Alitalia, the two companies have said. |