Air France Plane Crash: Search Teams Recover Debris and Bodies from Atlantic Ocean

Search teams in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil have recovered the bodies of two men from the Air France plane that crashed on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The Airbus jet, carrying 228 people, including crew members, disappeared on its maiden voyage, sparking a massive search and rescue operation. Investigators have been covering an area of several hundred square miles in the Atlantic, with the French nuclear submarine en route to the search zone to help locate the flight's black boxes. The plane's manufacturer, Airbus, has stated that the aircraft had inconsistent readings from different instruments as it struggled in a massive thunderstorm.

Key Takeaways:

The Airbus jet, Air France Flight 447, disappeared on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, carrying 228 people on board.
Search teams have recovered the bodies of two men from the plane, with debris and bodies confirmed to be from the Air France plane.
The plane's autopilot was not on when the jet disappeared, according to signals from the aircraft before it went down.
The plane sent out 24 automatic error messages in its final moments as its systems broke down one by one.
Airbus has stated that the plane had inconsistent readings from different instruments as it struggled in a massive thunderstorm.
Two Brazilian navy vessels and a French nuclear submarine are en route to the search zone, with 12 Brazilian and French aircraft flying over the area.
The search and rescue operation is being carried out over an area of several hundred square miles in the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Airbus jet, Air France Flight 447, had 228 people on board.
The plane sent out 24 automatic error messages in its final moments.
The search and rescue operation is being carried out over an area of several hundred square miles in the Atlantic Ocean.
The French nuclear submarine is en route to the search zone to help locate the flight's black boxes.
12 Brazilian and French aircraft are flying over the search area.

Sources:

"We confirm the recovery from the water of debris and bodies from the Air France plane," quoted Brazilian air force spokesman Colonel Jorge Amaral, as saying.
Plane manufacturer Airbus stated that the aircraft had inconsistent readings from different instruments as it struggled in a massive thunderstorm.
A French nuclear submarine was on its way to the search zone, 600 miles off Brazil's north-east coast, to help look for the flight's black boxes.