Air France Jet disappears over Atlantic. 228 feared dead

[DavidMn]

Wow, makes me think twice about flying. This would be the worst air disaster since just after 9/11. I havent read much about this so far, but I did read where another pilot of a transatlantic flight saw what appeared to be fire in the ocean along the the apparently doomed planes path.

[Villavic]

So sad to read this...

A 12-mile oil slick near where an Air France jet crashed Monday into the Atlantic Ocean indicates the plane likely didn't break up until it hit the water, Brazil's defense minister said Wednesday.

The Airbus A330, carrying 228 people, went down about three hours after beginning what was to have been an 11-hour flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, France. No survivors have been found.

Investigators have not determined what caused the plane to crash. The flight data recorders have not been recovered, and the plane's crew did not send any messages indicating problems before the plane disappeared