By Douglas V. Gibbs
AirAsia's stocks struggled as news of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 spread. The missing flight is an Airbus A320-200 twin-engine single-aisle aircraft capable of seating up to 180 passengers in a single-class configuration. Early reports had the jet declared as safe, with no known problems.
The crew attempted to avoid bad weather, but found themselves caught up in dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning. Shortly after, Indonesian air traffic control lost contact with the flight. The flight from Indonesia to Singapore was mostly inhabited by Indonesians, but one Singaporean, one Malaysian, one British, and three South Koreans were also aboard. Including the seven crew members, there were 162 people on board the flight when it vanished.
A number of countries offered support in the search for the AirAsian flight, and Indonesia specifically asked the United States for assistance in locating the missing flight.
After a couple days of searching, objects from the wreckage of the flight began to appear in the Java Sea. AFP reported objects resembling an emergency slide, and a plane door. An Indonesian air force official later stated that ten big objects had been spotted, and a large number of "white-colored objects," located about 10km from the spot where the plane was last seen on the radar. A shadow has also been located on the seabed, which is believed to be the missing plane. Shortly after debris began to be spotted, bodies also began to appear, floating near the site where the plane was last scene.
The crew attempted to avoid bad weather, but found themselves caught up in dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning. Shortly after, Indonesian air traffic control lost contact with the flight. The flight from Indonesia to Singapore was mostly inhabited by Indonesians, but one Singaporean, one Malaysian, one British, and three South Koreans were also aboard. Including the seven crew members, there were 162 people on board the flight when it vanished.
A number of countries offered support in the search for the AirAsian flight, and Indonesia specifically asked the United States for assistance in locating the missing flight.
After a couple days of searching, objects from the wreckage of the flight began to appear in the Java Sea. AFP reported objects resembling an emergency slide, and a plane door. An Indonesian air force official later stated that ten big objects had been spotted, and a large number of "white-colored objects," located about 10km from the spot where the plane was last seen on the radar. A shadow has also been located on the seabed, which is believed to be the missing plane. Shortly after debris began to be spotted, bodies also began to appear, floating near the site where the plane was last scene.
The recovery effort has become a joint operation, including both the Indonesian Navy and American warships. A number of other countries have also lent their assistance. Ongoing attempts to recover bodies from the water have been severely hampered by poor weather and waves of between two and three metres in height.
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