FlightAF 447 left Rio de Janeiroon Sunday at 7pm (6 am, Beijingtime) and had been expected to land at Paris`s Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport Monday 11:15 am (5:15 pm, Beijing time).
Air France has said that Flight AF 447 sent an automatic signal indicating electrical problems while going through strong turbulence early in its 11-hour flight from Rio de Janeiro to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.