Missing Air France jet hit by electric fault (Fourth Lead)PARIS - An Air France plane missing over the Atlantic with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact, a media report said citing an airline official. Air France jet missing with 228 people over Atlantic after running into thunderstormsSAO PAULO — An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into a towering wall of thunderstorms and disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. French President Nicolas Sarkozy told families of those aboard Monday that “prospects of finding survivors are very small.” 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 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 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. |