Sky UK reporting that AF have "lost all hope" of finding the plane (source: french radio).
Brazilian air force and army is out looking.
EDIT: Crisis centre is setup at CDG.
216 pax + 12 crew.
french government say that the plane would have run out of fuel by now, so its pretty much gone. (transport ministry).
search has begun along the route.
terrorism has not been ruled out.
edit2:
reuters reporting that at 1:30GMT it disappeared off Brazil radar.
edit3:
from airliners.net :"In Brazil the news say that there is little hope. The plane got caught in heavy turbulence near Fernando de Noronha island."
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Last edited by Rhys Xanthis; 1st June 2009 at 09:37 PM.
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