1. 2200 GMT, 31 May: AF477편이 파리를 향해 브라질 리오데자네이로를 출발 2. 0133 GMT, 1 June: AF447과의 마지막 무선 교신 3. 0148 GMT: Fernando de Noronha섬의 레이더 상에서 사라지고, 폭풍에 돌입 4. 0214 GMT: AF447에 전기적인 문제가 있다는 메세지를 항공기가 자동으로 전송 5. 0220 GMT: AF 447 세네갈 상공까지 도착하기로 되어 있었으나 연락이 두절됨

 AF 447기는 현지시간 5월 31일 일요일 19시 (GMT 22시)에 리오 데 자네이로에서 파리를 향해 출발.

 등록번호 F-GZCP인 에어버스 A330-200기는 2005년 4월부터 운항한 기체.

 파리 현지시간으로 11시 10분 (GMT 09시 10분)에 도착할 예정이었으나, 실종 되었음이 발표됨

Here are the latest developments:

1230 GMT: Debris is sighted by Brazilian search planes looking for the missing airliner 650km (390 miles) north-east of Brazil's Fernando do Noronha island.

1810 GMT: Air France releases the full passenger list, showing that most of those aboard are Brazilians or French. There are 32 nationalities in all.

1651 GMT: French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the prospect of finding survivors from the flight is "very slim".

1632 GMT: An Air France spokesman confirms there are 80 Brazilians on board the missing plane, as well as German, Italian, American, Chinese, British and Spanish citizens.

1515 GMT: It is reported that most of the 228 people on board the missing airliner are Brazilian, while at least 40 are French and 20 are German, according to a French minister.

1303 GMT: Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he fears British citizens may be on board the aircraft.

1213 GMT: Air France suggests the electrical fault may have been caused by the plane suffering a lightning strike.

1142 GMT: Air France confirms it received a message about an electrical fault from the aircraft.

1140 GMT: Brazil's air force says Flight AF 447 was "well advanced" over the Atlantic Ocean when it went missing.

1116 GMT: Senior French minister Jean-Louis Borloo says the plane would have run out of fuel by this point, and adds: "We must now envisage the most tragic scenario." He rules out a hijacking.

1036 GMT: Air France confirms it is "without news" from the aircraft.

1017 GMT: Brazil's air force confirms a search and rescue operation is under way near the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha.

0935 GMT: Paris airport officials announce to the public that flight AF 447 is missing.

0910 GMT: Aircraft was due to land at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.

0715 GMT: Air France decided "the situation was serious", according to the airline's chief executive Pierre Henri Gourgeon. Plans to establish a crisis centre are drawn up.

0214 GMT: According to the airline, an automated message was received indicating an "electrical circuit malfunction" on board.

0200 GMT: The aircraft crossed through a "thunderous zone with strong turbulence" according to an Air France statement.

0148 GMT: AF 477 leaves zone of radar surveillance off the Fernando de Noronha islands, about 350 km (217 miles) off the coast of Brazil.

0133 GMT: Last radio contact with flight AF 447, according to the Brazilian air force.

2200 GMT: AF 447 takes off from Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport, heading for Paris Charles de Gaulle.