| Undated file photo of an Airbus A330-200 similar to the Air France plane which vanished from radar after leaving Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on route to Paris, early June 1, 2009. The Air France plane on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris has gone missing with 228 people on board and is possible to have run into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, the airline said on Monday. Its last known location was unclear. Brazilian television said the Brazilian air force had started a search mission for the plane off its northeastern coast. [Chinna Daily/Agencies] |
