PARIS, France (CNN) -- The chances of finding any survivors from an Air France passenger jet that disappeared over the Atlantic were "very low," French President Nicolas Sarkozy admitted Monday.
Air France said 80 Brazilians and 73 French citizens were on the missing flight, CNN affiliate TV Globo reported.
The plane had reported a problem with the electrical system, "but the specialists refuse for the moment to express themselves about any possibility," Sarkozy said.
The jet had also sent out a warning it had lost pressure, the Brazilian Air Force said. 
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Its crew was composed of three pilots and nine cabin crew members, including a captain who has logged 11,000 hours in flight. Some 1,700 of those hours were on the A330 and A340. Of the two co-pilots, one has 3,000 hours of flying experience and the other 6,600 hours. The aircraft has flown 18,870 hours.
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One of the statements made about a loss of pressure, reminds me of a Turkish flight that lost a cargo door. This resulted in a catastrophic cabin pressure loss that collapsed part of the cabin floor, pulling out several passengers still attached to their seats. Worse, it also severed hydraulic systems that controlled the aircraft wing surfaces. This Turkish airliner plowed into the ground at over 500 mph just outside of Paris.Loss of cabin pressure--bomb??? Too soon to speculate....lakotahope
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