However, on May 4, the search was extended to May 25.The Brazilian Air Force is confirming the disappearance of the aircraft, which vanished from radar approximately 190 miles (306 km) off the Brazilian coast.Air France jet with 228 on board goes missingMonday, June 1, 2009 Air France Flight 447 carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport is reported missing off the Brazilian coast.Approximately fourteen minutes later, an automated message was sent saying that the cabin had lost its pressurisation and that the electrical system of the aircraft had failed.If no survivors are found, then this would be the worst aviation disaster since the November 2001 American Airlines Flight 587 crash.No problems were apparent when the aircraft made its last radar contact.Air France said that the aeroplane "crossed through a thunderous zone with strong turbulence" at about 23.00 local time (02.14 GMT).Wreckage of plane thought to be missing Air France flight found in AtlanticTuesday, June 2, 2009 According to the Brazilian air force, Brazilian military aircraft have found wreckage of an airplane in the Atlantic Ocean, about 650 kilometres off the northern coast of Brazil.The wreckage is suspected to have come from Air France Flight 447, a passenger jet that went missing over the Atlantic Ocean on June 1.The debris includes airplane seats and metallic objects.Earlier today it was revealed by French authorities that Flight 447's plane sent 24 error messages shortly before it disappeared.