Brazilian plane 'in collsion with executive jet'

There were no survivors among the 155 people on board the Brazilian jetliner that was in collision with a smaller plane and crashed in the Amazon rainforest in the nation’s worst air disaster.

Aviation officials confirmed late yesterday that the Boeing 737-800 and an executive jet clipped each other in midair on Friday, causing Gol airlines Flight 1907 to crash in jungle so dense that crews had to cut down trees to clear a space for rescue helicopters to land. The smaller plane – carrying Americans – landed safely at a nearby airforce base.