Air France jet disappears over Atlantic

[Timster]

This is terrible. I hope they find the plane soon, but it dosen't look good for the passengers.

 

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

Edited June 1, 2009 at 06:06 PM by ShuttleDiscovery

[Matias]

scary!!!

an argentinian was among the passangers...I don't want to be negative, but I don't think the are hopes to find them OK... R.I.P

[Timster]

scary!!!

an argentinian was among the passangers...I don't want to be negative, but I don't think the are hopes to find them OK... R.I.P

 

Yeah. The French president said there is little chance of finding any survivors. I hope they find the wreckage soon, but it could be anywhere in the Atlantic between Brazil and Paris.

 

There were 228 people on that Airbus A330-200. It's very rare for lightning to bring down a plane. They need to find the black box so they know exactly what happened.

[Timster]

From Sky News:

A statement on the Air France website confirmed the plane was transporting 58 Brazilians, 61 French (a percentage of whom were French-passport carrying Brazilians), 26 Germans, nine Italians and nine Chinese.

 

Six Swiss, five Lebanese, four Hungarians, three Norwegians, three Slovakians, two Americans, two Moroccans were also on board.

 

Of the remaining 18 passengers, 16 were from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Iceland, the Netherlands, the Phillipines,Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sweden and Turkey. The nationality of the last two remains unknown.

 

French president Nicolas Sarkozy admitted there is only a "very small" chance of finding any of the passengers alive after the "tragic accident".

[angelil78]

So sad

Iceland has a population of about 300 thousand and one Icelandic person was on the airplane so it´s likely I know who he is or someone who does. I just know it was a male between 40 and 50

[Matias]

if you go to airfrance.com you go take a look to the manifest and see all the nacionalities of the poeple that were abord the plane

[Timster]

if you go to airfrance.com you go take a look to the manifest and see all the nacionalities of the poeple that were abord the plane

 

Thanks Matias. Here is their latest press release:

Press release N° 5

 

Air France is now able to confirm the nationalities of the passengers who were on board flight AF 447 on 31 May 2009, which disappeared between Rio de Janeiro and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. This list is based on the information provided by the Brazilian Authorities.

 

 

 

* 2 American

* 1 Argentinian

* 1 Austrian

* 1 Belgian

* 58 Brazilian

* 5 British

* 1 Canadian

* 9 Chinese

* 1 Croatian

* 1 Danish

* 1 Dutch

* 1 Estonian

* 1 Filipino

* 61 French

* 1 Gambian

* 26 German

* 4 Hungarian

* 3 Irish

* 1 Icelandic

* 9 Italian

* 5 Lebanese

* 2 Moroccan

* 3 Norwegians

* 2 Polish

* 1 Romanian

* 1 Russian

* 3 Slovakian

* 1 South African

* 2 Spanish

* 1 Swedish

* 6 Swiss

* 1 Turkish

 

Air France expresses its deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends of the passengers and crew who were on board this flight.

 

 

 

Air France is doing its utmost to provide support to relatives and friends: counselling with physicians and psychologists as well as specially trained Air France volunteers has been set up at the airports of Paris-Charles de Gaulle 2 and Rio de Janeiro.

 

 

 

Air France has also established a special toll-free number for the attention of relatives and friends of passengers who may have been on board. They can use this number to obtain information on whether or not a member of their family or friends was on board.

Edited June 1, 2009 at 08:16 PM by ShuttleDiscovery

[neilg]

It always saddens me as an aviator to learn about a loss like this.

 

I don't remember reading about an airliner being brought down by lightning before this.

 

Early reports suggest that the A330 may have been struck by lightning, which is not an ideal situation, but aircraft are designed to channel the current away from important and sensitive equipment. For example, the nose cones of many aircraft have lightning diversion strips to channel the electricity away from the radar and communication equipment. I don't know if the A330 has areas of fuselage which are more critical if struck by lightning, by having control systems close to the aircraft skin.

 

One thing that I didn't know about the A330 (and I assume there is the same feature on all Airbus aircraft) is that it sends messages automatically saying that there has been a short circuit in the system.

 

But technology and aircraft aside, many hundreds of people are going to be affected by losing their friends and relatives - in a situation that they had no control over.

 

It's upsetting, and I feel very sad reading about the accident, but I hope that an investigation can shed light on the last moments of these 228 people.

[Matias]

Some experts says that the lighting theory is not realible since this kind of aircrafts can still fly, they are saying that maybe a bomb made the plane crush

[Timster]

Some experts says that the lighting theory is not realible since this kind of aircrafts can still fly, they are saying that maybe a bomb made the plane crush

 

Really? I thought they already ruled out terrorists. I'm sure they'll find the wreckage in the next few days so we'll all know what happened soon.

[reamary]

This was such terrible news. I hope they will at least find the plane and the people who were killed, so that it wouldn't rest a mystery where the plane now is!

[whineupemily]

Maybe it disappeared into the "Bermuda Triangle"?

I have heard of some creepy stuff disappearing around that area ...

 

Not just creepy stuff disappearing, but creepy things about it.

never know

[Angel, You thrill me]

Maybe it disappeared into the "Bermuda Triangle"?

I have heard of some creepy stuff disappearing around that area ...

 

Not just creepy stuff disappearing, but creepy things about it.

never know

omfg i was JUST thinking that

[Krys]

Maybe it disappeared into the "Bermuda Triangle"?

I have heard of some creepy stuff disappearing around that area ...

 

Not just creepy stuff disappearing, but creepy things about it.

never know

 

the plane's route doesnt pass into the Bermuda Triangle lol

 

R.I.P. to the passengers

[whineupemily]

Maybe it disappeared into the "Bermuda Triangle"?

I have heard of some creepy stuff disappearing around that area ...

 

Not just creepy stuff disappearing, but creepy things about it.

never know

 

the plane's route doesnt pass into the Bermuda Triangle lol

 

R.I.P. to the passengers

Well THAT'S what makes it creepy

[Angel, You thrill me]

Maybe it disappeared into the "Bermuda Triangle"?

I have heard of some creepy stuff disappearing around that area ...

 

Not just creepy stuff disappearing, but creepy things about it.

never know

 

the plane's route doesnt pass into the Bermuda Triangle lol

 

R.I.P. to the passengers

Well THAT'S what makes it creepy

omfg, you know what this means, bermuda triangle #2, omfg

[whineupemily]

Maybe it disappeared into the "Bermuda Triangle"?

I have heard of some creepy stuff disappearing around that area ...

 

Not just creepy stuff disappearing, but creepy things about it.

never know

 

the plane's route doesnt pass into the Bermuda Triangle lol

 

R.I.P. to the passengers

Well THAT'S what makes it creepy

omfg, you know what this means, bermuda triangle #2, omfg

OMFD ANGEL YOU JUST DISCOVERED THE NEXT STEP FOR MAN-KIND.

:mellow: :mellow: :mellow:

 

I wonder if this Bermuda Trianlge #2, makes a different shape .. like Bermuda Square #1

[Angel, You thrill me]

hey emily, i wonder if its possible that they disappeared into a certain #ss void, if you catch my drift Edited June 2, 2009 at 10:43 AM by Angel, You thrill me

[whineupemily]

hey emily, i wonder if its possible that they disappeared into a certain #ss void, if you catch my drift

 

dude im so editing this once you read it

 

Not possible.

My mom got sucked into her own black whole three months ago.

 

AHAH ok um ...

I hope they find the people.

[whineupemily]

I wonder if there is going to be a ceremony. I remember hearing something about a plane crashing a little bit ago, and there was a ceremony for everyone on the plane and stuff.

 

not 911.

[Angel, You thrill me]

yeah i hope they find them, and there isnt a bermuda *shape* #2, like alskdfjgh

 

ugh now im nervous to get back on a plane

[whineupemily]

yeah i hope they find them, and there isnt a bermuda *shape* #2, like alskdfjgh

 

ugh now im nervous to get back on a plane

 

Yes, we know there isn't ...

Maybe the plane crashed into the water and went off of the range, where they track the planes ..

 

They always say that you are most likely to die hitting a dear then in a plane ... it's when stuff like this that happens, that makes me wonder if it's true

[Angel, You thrill me]

i dont wanna think about it, how scary that moment is, going down, omfg

[whineupemily]

i dont wanna think about it, how scary that moment is, going down, omfg

 

And the breathing masks come from the ceiling and everyone's faces are like

I think the pilot must feel the worst though, knowing that he let these people on what they thought was going to be a safe environment, and then probably feeling like he let them down, and tons of families ..

 

horrible

[Angel, You thrill me]

omfg, i went from laughing with the charice thing to crying

 

well almost

[whineupemily]

omfg, i went from laughing with the charice thing to crying

 

well almost

 

Me to

I hope at least ONE person lives .. God i could never take on the responsibility of flying a plane

[Angel, You thrill me]

i know right, and id never want to im f****** SCARED of heights, the first time i flew in one i was DYING as it went up, and when it was going down, dont even get me started

[whineupemily]

i know right, and id never want to im f****** SCARED of heights, the first time i flew in one i was DYING as it went up, and when it was going down, dont even get me started

I was like two, when i went on my first plane

My mom told me i was running up and down the halls of the plane .. .

 

really mom? because I'm sure i would be scared mindless.

 

I wonder how many planes a day go missing ...

[Bellamy]

It's been confirmed wreckage of Air France Flight 447 has been found in Atlantic.

[Angel, You thrill me]

omfg