plane carring Italian fashion icon missoni missing

Plane carrying Italian fashion icon Missoni missing Livio Valerio, AP Vittorio Missoni, right, and his wife Maurizia Castiglionipose in Milan March 30, 2005. by Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Published: 01/05/2013 06:20pm CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared off Venezuelacarrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Missoni fashion house and five other people. But more than a day after the BN-2 Islander aircraft disappeared from radar screens on its short flight from the Venezuelan resort islands of Los Roques to Caracas, no sign of the plane had beenfound, officials said. "We have no other news" about the plane carrying Vittorio Missoni, the head of the company; his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni; two of their Italian friends; and two Venezuelan crew members, said Paolo Marchetti, a Missoni SpA official. He spoke briefly to reporters as he left company headquarters in the northern Italian town ofSumirago on Saturday afternoon. Missoni's younger brother,Luca, who is active in the family-run business, was reportedly traveling to Venezuela on Saturday to monitor search efforts. "We're holding onto a glimmer of hope," said Oswaldo Scalvenzi , a relative of Elda Scalvenzi, one of the Missoni friends aboard the flight. "Until we can see the wreckage" hope will remain, Scalvenzitold Italian state TV on Saturday night. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.