Air France jet makes emergency landing

An Air France jetliner flying from Buenos Aires to Paris dumped some its fuel in mid-air and made an emergency landing in Paraguay because of an electrical problem, airport officials and the company said Wednesday. The plane carrying 274 passengers was diverted shortly after takeoff Tuesday to the Paraguayan capital Asuncion because of a smell of something burning in the cabin of the Boeing 777, said the director of Asuncion airport, Ruben Aguilar.
An electrical element was determined to have overheated, he added. It was replaced and the plane is scheduled to leave again for Paris later Wednesday.