<p>This is extremely, extremely sad. I cannot fathom the pain the family of those on board are feeling right now.</p>
<p>I heard on CNN that there was a 3 hour delay between when the flight disappeared off radar and when the Brazilian air force began searching. I wonder why that was.</p>
<p>It also appears that the passengers on board were from [all</a> over,](<a href=“Air France Flight 447 - Wikipedia”>Air France Flight 447 - Wikipedia) including 2 Americans.</p>