Ronaldo Jenkins, technical director of Brazil's airline union and an expert in aviationaccidents, said: "It is possible that they will find absolutely nothing, that this plane will never be located."
This is especially poignant when the body cannot be found/rescued and no burial plan can be offered as occurs in aviationaccidents or multi-building fires.
Aviation safety studies have shown that approximately 90% of all aviationaccidents occur during the first two minutes or the last four minutes of flight.