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EMERGENCY Another AirAsia Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing Due to Technical Problems
AirAsia’s flight AK6242 en route from Penang to Langkawi has made an emergency landing due to technical problems, the Malaysian New Strait Times newspaper said on Twitter.
#AirAsia Search – JC Mac Farlane @Macfarlane123
AFP reports that the search for missing flight QZ 8501 has been suspended for the night, citing an Indonesian minister. Transport Minister: “We ended at 1730 (1030 GMT) because it was getting dark. The weather was also not too good as it was getting really cloudy.” “Tomorrow we will begin at 7 am, or even…
Asia plane missing – Search.- JC Mac Farlane @Macfarlane123
The seas here on the straits are rough but nothing exceptional. But it could be much worse further out in the less-sheltered Java sea. It’s getting dark in this area and is still raining, making it very hard to spot something in these conditions. From BBC at JC Mac Farlane Time Line
AirAsia Info – JC Mac Farlane – @Macfarlane123
The captain in command had a total of 6,100 flying hours and the first officer had a total of 2,275 flying hours, according to the airline. The aircraft had undergone its last scheduled maintenance on November 16, 2014. The flight manifest for the jet showed there were 155 passengers on board plus seven crew members.…
Another flight ‘in difficulties’ – JC Mac Farlane @Macfarlane123
Another AirAsia flight, travelling from Penang to Langkawi, turns back with technical difficulties
JC Mac Farlane – @Macfarlane123 AirAsian Search Effort
The Indonesian air force says two planes have been dispatched to scour an area of the Java Sea, southwest of Pangkalan Bun in Kalimantan province — around halfway along the flight’s expected route. Air force spokesman Hadi Cahyanto said: “The weather is cloudy and the area is surrounded by sea. We are still on our…
