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| Brazilian plane missing in Amazon | Brazilian plane missing in Amazon |
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| A search is under way for a Brazilian passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing over the Amazon rainforest. | A search is under way for a Brazilian passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing over the Amazon rainforest. |
| Air force jets started searching the densely forested region for wreckage of the Boeing 737. | |
| Aviation authorities believe the airliner struck an executive jet, which was then able to land in Para state. | |
| The Gol airlines flight left the Amazonian city of Manaus on Friday but failed to arrive in Brasilia. | The Gol airlines flight left the Amazonian city of Manaus on Friday but failed to arrive in Brasilia. |
| The passenger plane been due to arrive at 1812 local time (2112 GMT), before continuing to Rio de Janeiro's Antonio Jobim International Airport. | The passenger plane been due to arrive at 1812 local time (2112 GMT), before continuing to Rio de Janeiro's Antonio Jobim International Airport. |
| Brazil's civil aviation authority said the plane lost contact with air traffic control at 1650 local time (1950 GMT) around the remote, jungle town of Sao Felix do Araguaia. | |
| The Brazilian air force began searching close to the plane's last known position but when night fell the search was called off, to be resumed at first light. | |
| Mid-air collision | Mid-air collision |
| The mayor of a remote Amazon town in the central state of Mato Grosso told Reuters news agency he believed the airliner had crashed on a farm in the area. | The mayor of a remote Amazon town in the central state of Mato Grosso told Reuters news agency he believed the airliner had crashed on a farm in the area. |
| The central state of Mato Grosso is covered in dense rainforest | |
| "Hospitals in the region are ready to receive the injured," he said. | "Hospitals in the region are ready to receive the injured," he said. |
| Globo news agency says the airliner collided with a smaller, Brazilian-made Legacy aircraft which suffered wing damage before landing in the Cachimbo mountain range in Para state. | Globo news agency says the airliner collided with a smaller, Brazilian-made Legacy aircraft which suffered wing damage before landing in the Cachimbo mountain range in Para state. |
| The Estado news agency reported that the Legacy was piloted by a US citizen who had taken off from the Sao Jose dos Campos airport near Sao Paulo. | The Estado news agency reported that the Legacy was piloted by a US citizen who had taken off from the Sao Jose dos Campos airport near Sao Paulo. |
| Ramon Bueno, an aviation official in Sao Paulo, told Estado that the mid-air collision was "inexplicable." | Ramon Bueno, an aviation official in Sao Paulo, told Estado that the mid-air collision was "inexplicable." |
| He said that the two planes were "very modern and have anti-collision systems, which sound an alarm to alert the plane to any obstacle". | He said that the two planes were "very modern and have anti-collision systems, which sound an alarm to alert the plane to any obstacle". |
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| Manaus is the capital of Amazonas state in the heart of the Amazon rainforest some 1,700m (2700 km) north-west of Rio de Janeiro. | Manaus is the capital of Amazonas state in the heart of the Amazon rainforest some 1,700m (2700 km) north-west of Rio de Janeiro. |
| The flight between Manaus and Rio is popular with foreign tourists but there was no immediate word on the nationalities of those aboard. | The flight between Manaus and Rio is popular with foreign tourists but there was no immediate word on the nationalities of those aboard. |
| Gol, a low-cost airline, has expanded rapidly in recent years to become Brazil's number two carrier. | Gol, a low-cost airline, has expanded rapidly in recent years to become Brazil's number two carrier. |
| This is the first major crash involving Gol, which was founded in 2001. | This is the first major crash involving Gol, which was founded in 2001. |
| In a statement Gol confirmed the plane involved was new, having only come into service this month. |