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AirAsia Captain Out of Seat Before Plane Crashed: Report

Jan 31, 2015 06:33 AM EST

The captain of the AirAsia Indonesia plane that crashed into the Java Sea in December left his seat for an unusual step when the aircraft spun out of control, Reuters reported, quoting two sources privy to the air crash investigation.

AirAsia Flight 8501 Data Recorder Recovered by Indonesian Searchers

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 12, 2015 03:16 AM EST

Divers from the Indonesian navy have recovered one of the black boxes - a flight data recorder - of doomed AirAsia flight QZ8501, which can provide the important pieces of the puzzle why the plane crashed into the Java Sea on December 28.

AirAsia Tail Might Have Been Found Already, Officials Report

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 05, 2015 10:28 PM EST

A naval patrol vessel might have already located a section of the crashed AirAsia flight, where the black box voice and the flight data recorders are situated, according to reports by Indonesian officials.

Indonesia Search And Rescue Team Detects Large Objects On Java Seabed

AirAsia Search Teams Detect Large Objects on Java Seabed

Desiree Sison |

Jan 03, 2015 03:40 AM EST

The Indonesia search and rescue team has spotted two large objects on the seabed of Java as it continues to recover more bodies of the victims that perished in the AirAsia crash.

AirAsia Confirms Debris Found In Indonesian Waters Are From Missing 8501 Plane

Riley Grant |

Dec 30, 2014 06:03 PM EST

AirAsia made it official that the debris and other remains found today in the middle of the Java Sea were confirmed to belong to the missing AirAsia aircraft that vanished on Sunday morning with 162 people aboard.

AirAsia Flight 8501 Disappeared In Area Known As 'Thunderstorm Factory'

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 30, 2014 03:02 AM EST

AirAsia caused a furor in April when its inflight magazine boasted that because of its pilots' continuous and very thorough training, the air carrier's planes are never lost. Although the company said the article was printed before Malaysia Airlines MH370 went missing on March 8, AirAsia nevertheless apologized for the gaffe.