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Brazilian airliner with 155
aboard missing after mid-air
collision
A Brazilian airliner with 155
aboard went missing Friday night
in Amazon after a mid-air
collision with a small aircraft,
the airline company and aviation
authorities said.
The Boeing-737 plane with
Brazilian airline Gol
disappeared from the radar
screen after colliding with an
executive jet in the Amazon
region, Globo news agency
reported.
The small plane managed to land
with damaged wing, the report
said.
The Gol flight 1907 left the
northern Manaus city in the
afternoon but did not arrive in
Brasilia as scheduled, Globo
reported.
Search and rescue aircraft and
personnel have been sent out to
locate the airliner's
whereabouts.
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