New Developments in the Air France Investigation

Air France will pay about $24,500 in initial compensation to the families of each victim of the crash of Air France Flight 447 this month and is providing them with counseling.

So far, salvage operations have found around fifty bodies and dozens of pieces of debris, indicating they have pinned down the likely area where the black boxes might be found. Brazilian media reports, partially confirmed, indicates that victims numerous broken bones, which may indicate the flight broke apart in mid-air, and have signs indicative of explosive decompression.

Meanwhile, the mostly intact galley(pictured left) of the flight was discovered by salvage teams, one of over four hundred pieces so far recovered.