Brazil ends search for bodies from Air France crash; search for black boxes goes onSAO PAULO — Brazil has ended the search for more bodies from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last month, calling the task “impossible,” but the search for the jet’s flight recorders will go on. Search for Air France jet’s black boxes likely to continue to mid-JulySAO PAULO — Brazil called off the search for more bodies and debris from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean but an American officer said the search for the black boxes would likely continue for at least another 16 days. Medical examiners: 10 bodies of doomed Air France jet identified as BraziliansSAO PAULO — Ten of 50 bodies recovered from the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic three weeks ago have been identified as Brazilians, medical examiners said. Brazilian medical examiners identify 11 bodies of doomed Air France jetSAO PAULO — Medical examiners have identified the first 11 of 50 bodies recovered from the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic three weeks ago, officials said Sunday. Experts: Autopsies on Air France victims suggest jet broke apart in the skiesSAO PAULO — Autopsies have revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of Air France Flight 447 victims, injuries that — along with the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic — strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air, experts say. Brazil official to AP: Jet crash bodies show fractures; expert says could mean midair breakupSAO PAULO — Bodies recovered in the Air France disaster show multiple fractures in the legs, hips and arms, a Brazilian official said Wednesday. Experts said such injuries suggest the plane broke up in the air. Dutch ship using US locating device to search for black boxes, cause of AF Flight 447 crashSAO PAULO — A Dutch ship towing a high-tech, U.S. Navy listening device was set to troll the Atlantic on Sunday in search of data and voice recorders that investigators say are key to determining what caused an Air France jet to crash in the Atlantic with 228 people on board. Doomed Air France jet sent message on rudder safety device before crashing into AtlanticRIO DE JANEIRO — A burst of last-minute automatic messages sent by Air France Flight 447 includes one about a problem with a rudder safety device but that does not explain what sent the jet plunging into the Atlantic Ocean, an aviation expert said. 3 more bodies found from lost Air France jetliner as rainy weather affects search in AtlanticRECIFE, Brazil — A Brazilian ship recovered three more bodies from the Atlantic as searchers said weather and currents complicated their job and warned it is unlikely that all the dead from Air France Flight 447 will be found. Air France victim IDs, seat locations could prove jet broke up in the airRECIFE, Brazil — Brazilian authorities started to identify bodies recovered from a downed Air France jet on Thursday, and the names of victims found 53 miles (85 kilometers) apart in the ocean could help prove whether the jet broke up in the air. Brazil Supreme Court refuses to block return of boy to US father, but appeal pendingSAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed a bid by a political party to stop a 9-year-old boy from being taken to the United States to live with his father. But the boy’s return to the U.S. is likely to be delayed by further legal appeals. Brazil supreme court rejects bid to block return of boy to US father, but appeal pendingSAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a bid by a political party to stop a 9-year-old boy from being taken to the United States to live with his father. But the boy’s return to the U.S. is likely to be delayed by further legal appeals. Air France replacing airspeed sensors on Airbus fleet: ReportPARIS/SAO PAULO - Air France has replaced two of three airspeed sensors on its entire fleet of Airbus A330 and A340 jets, according to a media report Wednesday. 24 bodies recovered from Air France crashSAO PAULO - The number of bodies recovered from the Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last week rose to 24, Brazilian authorities said. Brazil: Portion of Air France jet’s tail found; US sends help in hunt for black boxesRECIFE, Brazil — Brazilian searchers found a large tail section from an Air France jet Monday, one of the biggest pieces yet recovered from wreckage that could help narrow the search for Flight 447’s black boxes. A U.S. Navy team is bringing in high-tech underwater listening devices to detect pings from the data and voice recorders. Brazilian divers find large tail section from Air France jet and keep searching for black boxRECIFE, Brazil — Brazilian divers found a large tail section from an Air France jet on Monday, one of the biggest pieces yet recovered from wreckage that is helping narrow the search for Flight 447’s black boxes. A U.S. Navy team is bringing in high-tech underwater listening devices to detect pings from the data and voice recorders. US sends underwater listening devices to aid black box search in Air France crashRECIFE, Brazil — Brazilian divers found a large tail section from an Air France jet on Monday, one of the biggest pieces yet recovered from wreckage that is helping narrow the search for Flight 447’s black boxes. A U.S. Navy team is bringing in high-tech underwater listening devices to detect pings from the data and voice recorders. ‘No doubt’ wreckage that of Air France Flight 447; black boxes may be at bottom of AtlanticRECIFE, Brazil — With 17 bodies pulled so far from the Atlantic, Brazilian and French military ships have no doubt they’ve located the wreckage of an Air France flight a week after it disappeared en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Search teams navigate ’sea’ of jet debris, recover 15 more bodies from Air France crashRECIFE, Brazil — Search ships methodically worked through debris from a doomed Air France jet Sunday, recovering 15 more bodies near the spot where the Airbus A330 is believed to have gone down a week ago. Three more bodies recovered in Air France crash (Second Lead)PARIS/SAO PAULO - The Brazilian Air Force said Sunday that three more bodies from the Air France Airbus plane crash had been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean. Bodies from missing Air France plane foundSAO PAULO/PARIS - The Brazilian Air Force has found the first bodies and wreckage from the Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic Monday, a spokesman said Saturday in Recife. Mystery deepens over whereabouts of Air France planeSAO PAULO/PARIS - The mystery surrounding the fate of the Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic earlier this week deepened after Brazilian officials admitted that no trace of the plane or its 228 occupants had been recovered. ‘Jet fuel’ slicks not from crashed Air France flight, says Brazilian generalSAO PAULO - The mystery of what happened to Air France flight 447 continues. The Brazilian Air Force said none of the debris they had recovered from the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday belonged to the missing Airbus. The Christian Science Monitor quoted officials as saying that a cargo pallet recovered by helicopters was not from the missing plane. Search for plane and cause of Air France crash intensify (Lead)SAO PAULO/PARIS - As search intensified Thursday for an explanation of why an Air France jetliner with 228 people aboard plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, searchers began plucking fragments of the aircraft out of the water. No trace of Air France passengers in chill Atlantic watersSAO PAULO/PARIS - Despite intensive search, Brazil’s Air Force and Navy have found no trace of the 228 people on board the Air France carrier that vanished in a mysterious plunge into a rough and dangerous section of the Atlantic Ocean three days ago. Brazilian supreme court justice suspends order granting immediate custody of boy to US fatherSAO PAULO — A Brazilian supreme court justice on Tuesday suspended a court order granting immediate custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father, extending a multiyear battle that has reached the highest levels of both the Brazilian and U.S. governments. Brazil supreme court justice suspends court order granting custody of boy to US fatherSAO PAULO — A Brazilian supreme court justice on Tuesday suspended a court order granting custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father, extending a multiyear battle that has reached the highest levels of both the Brazilian and U.S. governments. Brazilian supreme court justice suspends court order giving custody of boy to US fatherSAO PAULO — A Brazilian supreme court justice has suspended a court order granting custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father. Wreckage found in search area for missing Air France plane (Third Lead)SAO PAULO/PARIS - Wreckage has been found in the Atlantic Ocean possibly from the Air France plane that disappeared Monday with 228 people on board, a spokesman for the Brazilian air force said Tuesday. Brazilian prince travelling on missing French planeSAO PAULO - A member of Brazil’s non-reigning royal family was travelling on the Air France plane that went missing Monday off Brazil’s north-eastern coast, the Orleans e Braganca family confirmed in a statement. |