21.   In Miami, planes briefly disappeared five times in June from the screens of the state-of-the-art radar system.

22.   It did not say where the plane disappeared.

23.   It did not indicate what the weather was in the area where the plane disappeared, or whether the pilot had reported problems.

24.   Just seconds later the plane disappeared from radar screens.

25.   Leftist Colombian rebels operate in the area near where the plane disappeared.

26.   Lionair and the other commercial airline serving Jaffna, Monara Air, suspended their four daily flights from Colombo after the Lionair plane disappeared.

27.   Meanwhile the Kennedy family released its first statement since the plane disappeared.

28.   No technical problems were apparent before the plane disappeared from radar screens, they said.

29.   Nearly four hours after the plane disappeared, rescue aircraft and ships sighted an oil slick and floating cigarette cartons, but no wreckage was seen.

30.   Rescuers were searching for survivors early Thursday morning and search planes have spotted debris and an oil slick in the area where the plane disappeared, authorities said.