An Air France plane on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, has been reported missing over the Atlantic Ocean, with 228 people on board. Four hours after its scheduled take-off from the Brazilian city, the Airbus 330-200 crossed through a thunderous zone with strong turbulence” at 0200 GMT on Monday and 14 minutes later it sent an automatic message reporting electrical faults.

The Brazilian Air Force has confirmed the missing plane and already started a search and rescue mission from the the island of Fernando de Noronha off Brazil’s northeast coast. While the Brazilian Navy sent three ships to look for the Air France jet.

(more…)