French plane lost over Atlantic

[radarspotter10]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8076848.stm

An Air France plane carrying at least 228 people from Brazil has disappeared from radar screens over the Atlantic.

[AirNav Development]

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4429304/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/01/air.france.brazil/index.html

[spikem]

Noticed radar feeds from Brazil on the network. Just wondering if anyone over there with a RB can shed any light on this.

[EK01]

Aircraft involved is believed to be Airbus A330-203, registration F-GZCP with c/n 660.

[TedLoon]

RIP...... hate days like this

[cornish rebel]

Yes indeed RIP to all of them I hope they can find the aircraft and the black boxses so they can find out what went wrong

[bratters]

By coincidence I was flying out of CDG myself yesterday and these sad occasions always make you think  "there but for the grace of God......"
The fact is that when it comes to a showdown between man and the forces of nature, the result is inevitable.

Sympathies for all concerned.

[Deadcalm]

"The fact is that when it comes to a showdown between man and the forces of nature, the result is inevitable"

That's a good one, Bratters, it kind of knocks into perspective all this rubbish about AGW, and rather endorses the impression that climate change is forever ongoing and inevitable despite man's stupid efforts to alter the fact, and his protests that the contrary is true.

DC

[malc41]

I would think all our condolences go out to everybody involved.