Brazilian authorities use DNA to identify last body found in Air France crash that killed 228August 14th, 2009 Brazil identifies last body in Air France crashSAO PAULO — Brazilian authorities say they have used DNA to identify the last body found from the Air France jet crash in the mid-Atlantic that killed 228 people. Officials say the 50th body recovered was that of a non-Brazilian man, but they have not revealed his nationality or his identity.
Brazil officials identify 21 more victims of Air France crashJuly 1st, 2009 21 more victims of Air France crash identifiedRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian officials say they've identified the remains of 21 more people who were aboard an Air France jet when it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean last month. Authorities say 17 newly identified victims were foreign and four were Brazilian.
Woman, who missed ill-fated Air France Flight, dies in car accident days laterJune 12th, 2009 LONDON - An Italian woman, who arrived late for the Air France flight that crashed in the Atlantic, was not so lucky after all. She has been killed in a car accident in Austria.
Obama says US pledges aid to help investigate Air France crashJune 7th, 2009 Obama pledges support on Air France probeCAEN, France — President Barack Obama says the United States has authorized all of the government's resources to investigate an Air France plane that disappeared off the coast of South America. Obama told French President Nicholas Sarkozy on Saturday that Americans offer their thoughts and their prayers to the French, particularly those who lost family members in the suspected crash.
'Jet fuel' slicks not from crashed Air France flight, says Brazilian generalJune 5th, 2009 SAO 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.
Debris is from missing Air France jetJune 3rd, 2009 BRASILIA - Plane wreckage spotted by Brazilian jets is from the Air France airliner that vanished over the Atlantic Ocean, it has been confirmed. Brazil's defence minister Nelson Jobim said the debris was "without a doubt" from the jet that disappeared with 228 people on board.
Brazilian pilot says he thinks he' seen missing Air France jet in Atlantic OceanJune 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The pilot of a Brazilian plane has said that he thinks he has seen the damaged parts of the Air France aircraft that reportedly crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. This morning, pilots from Brazilian commercial airline TAM said they had seen what they thought was fire on the ocean in the area the plane went missing early on Monday morning.
PM shares grief with France, Brazil over jetliner tragedyJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condoled the loss of lives in the Air France jetliner tragedy.
Air France jet with 228 aboard missing over the Atlantic Ocean, Brazil mounts searchJune 1st, 2009 Air France jet carrying 228 missing over AtlanticSAO 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 searchJune 1st, 2009 Air France jet w/ 228 people missing over AtlanticSAO 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 searchJune 1st, 2009 Air France jet missing over Atlantic OceanSAO 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 jetliner goes missing over Atlantic OceanJune 1st, 2009 PARIS - 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.
Brazil's Air Force says an Air France jetliner disappeared over the Atlantic OceanJune 1st, 2009 Brazil: Air France jet missing over AtlanticSAO 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. An Air Force spokesman says the search and rescue mission was mounted Monday morning after the jet failed to make regular radio contact.
Indian passengers accuse Air France of ill-treatmentMay 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - 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. Passengers told reporters after arriving here that Indians were treated shabbily as compared to passengers of other nationalities.
Air France denies ill-treatment of passengersMay 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - 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. The Air France Airbus-A330 flight AF 218 was carrying 169 passengers and 12 crew members.
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