Indonesia’s Directorate General of Marine Transport has confirmed that the black box has been found, Indonesia authorities said in a press release on Sunday (Jan 11). The black box is believed to be wedged between pieces of wreckage, and the search crew will attempt to retrieve it by moving parts of wreckage to loosen it…
Investigators searching for the wreckage of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 have heard ‘pings’ from the aircraft’s flight recorders. Divers have been dispatched to investigate the sounds, which follow the discovery of the tailfin of the plane earlier this week. Officials have speculated the black box could have been separated from the rear part of the…
AirAsia crash makes case for ejectable black boxes A long-delayed proposal to outfit commercial airliners with ejectable “black box” recorders may have a better chance of being adopted following the AirAsia crash in the Java Sea, according to three sources at the U.N. global aviation body. The idea, which would equip commercial flights with black…
AirAsia offers $125,000 to victims’ families AirAsia will pay roughly $125,000 in compensation to the families of passengers on board the fatal flight that crashed off the coast of Indonesia last month. The company told CNN it will provide about $100,000 in compensation for each passenger on the plane. That’s in addition to $24,000 already…
Investigators searching for the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 have located the tail of the crashed plane in the Java Sea. Indonesian officials confirmed it had been located in a secondary search area after an extensive search, suggesting debris has been moved by strong underwater currents.
Investigators have resumed their search for the missing flight data recorders from downed AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501. As weather improves in the Java Sea, large items thought to be sections of the plane gave been located.
