A French nuclear submarine is being sent to help find an Air France jet which disappeared over the Atlantic.
French defence minister Herve Morin said the hunter-killer submarine had surveillance equipment that could help find the plane's flight data recorders.
A spokesman for Airbus said that a notice had been sent reminding Airbus air crews worldwide what to do when speed indicators give conflicting read-outs.
Spokesman Justin Dubon said that the inconsistent readings meant that "the air speed of the aircraft was unclear".
As the search continued on Friday, it was revealed that a wooden pallet and a fuel slick in the vicinity of the plane's last known position were not from the jet.
The slick was most likely from a passing ship, he said.
"Following the disappearance of the Air France Airbus A330 between Rio de Janeiro and Paris, the Paris prosecutor's office has opened a judicial inquiry against unnamed persons on charges of manslaughter," a statement said.
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