Note : U.S. Coast Guard and Navy suspend search on Sunday . The radio of the single - engine aircraft went silent Friday morning . Another pair of fighter jets from Homestead , Florida , took over around 11:30 a.m. and escorted the plane past the U.S. mainland . The United States and Cuba dispatched fighter jets to trail it . Couple aboard was flying from New York to Florida for vacation .
Note : U.S. Coast Guard and Navy suspend search on Sunday . The radio of the single - engine aircraft went silent Friday morning . The United States and Cuba dispatched fighter jets to trail it . Couple aboard was flying from New York to Florida for vacation .