flee 5 Report post Posted December 30, 2014 Missing Indonesia AirAsia A320 found? http://australianaviation.com.au/2014/12/missing-indonesia-airasia-a320-found/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michgyver 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2014 The SAR has retrieved about 40 bodies. RIP to the victims Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted December 30, 2014 About 1/4 found, let's pray all would be found and brought back to their next-of-kin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asyraf Kamil 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2014 Heard two RAAF aircraft via WMKB radar. Both using callsign rescue, came to land at WMKB just now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtemujin 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Interesting to read from the BASARNAS website that they received two distress PLB signals near the tragedy area on the 29 December 2014. http://www.basarnas.go.id/index.php/baca/berita/4312/dua-sinyal-distress-terdeteksi-dan-hasil-masih-nihil Edited December 30, 2014 by xtemujin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Pilots speculate: http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/553569-air-asia-indonesia-lost-contact-surabaya-singapore-23.html#post8801976 Edited December 30, 2014 by flee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeqa 1 Report post Posted December 31, 2014 https://www.reddit.com/live/u5bkiqteljl4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted December 31, 2014 ANALYSIS: QZ8501 bucks improving Indonesian safety trend The loss of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 on 28 December follows a year in which Indonesian airlines improved their safety record. Without question, the loss of the Airbus A320 aircraft with 155 passengers and seven crew ranks among the worst air disasters in Indonesia’s history. Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets database shows that the worst crash involving an Indonesian carrier occurred on 26 September 1997, when a Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 flew into a hill while approaching Medan, killing all 222 passengers and 12 crew. More here: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-qz8501-bucks-improving-indonesian-safety-407519/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aizuddin 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2014 Guys be careful what you post. It might be offensive to certain people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted December 31, 2014 Guys be careful what you post. It might be offensive to certain people. Yes, agreed. If it is not necessary to write something, may as well don't write it at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newitt 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2014 Flight attendant, Disarm all doors and cross check. Now you may disembark for your deserved rest...in peace. We thank you for your last flight with QZ8501. AL-FATIHAH . R.I.P! Not sure if I get the message, guess it's well-meaning but doesn't seem appropriate at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nabiel Haniff 1 Report post Posted December 31, 2014 Not sure if I get the message, guess it's well-meaning but doesn't seem appropriate at all. I am sorry for the post. Dear admin, kindly remove it. TQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 1, 2015 AirAsia’s Chief Responds Quickly and With Compassion By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and NEIL GOUGHDEC. 31, 2014 HONG KONG — When an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people disappeared from the skies near Indonesia on Sunday, the Malaysian company’s chief executive, Tony Fernandes, took to Twitter. “This is my worst nightmare,” he wrote. Within hours, Mr. Fernandes was in Surabaya, the missing plane’s point of departure, speaking with families of the passengers and crew. On Tuesday evening, after the crash site had been found, he met with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, who had arrived in Surabaya to visit the grieving families. By Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Fernandes was in Pangkalan Bun, the coastal Indonesian town near where the wreckage of Flight 8501 was found and the center of recovery efforts. In delicate language, he spoke on Twitter about the “soul-destroying” experience of seeing the bodies and airplane parts that had been pulled from the water. His approach to the crisis mirrors the hands-on philosophy that has helped him to turn what was, 13 years ago, a state-owned airline with millions of dollars in debt into Asia’s largest budget carrier. As he built up the brand, Mr. Fernandes became synonymous with it — the public face and promoter in chief of the business — sometimes working alongside cabin staff on flights or at reservation desks and even as a bag handler. More here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/business/international/airasia-tony-fernandes-responds-to-crisis-with-quick-compassion.html?_r=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 1, 2015 AirAsia flight's behaviour 'on the edge of logic' The AirAsia jet in which 162 people lost their lives this week behaved in ways "bordering on the edge of logic" according to Indonesian aviation analyst Gerry Soejatman citing leaked information from the air crash investigation team. The Airbus 320-200 climbed in a way that was impossible to achieve by the pilot, adding that it subsequently "didn't fall out of the sky like an aeroplane", he told Fairfax Media. Full report here: http://www.smh.com.au/world/airasia-flights-behaviour-on-the-edge-of-logic-20150101-12gk9a.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cire 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2015 Plane hits severe storm and sudden upwind gust tilted the plane to almost vertical, engine stalled, plane lose aerodynamic lift, and then slide backwards tail first, hit water, broke fuselage, and flipped backward as it sunk to the bottom of the sea bed. According to news, some passengers were from the rear part of the plane. At least one was found still belted to the seat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulyadir Fitri 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) Plane hits severe storm and sudden upwind gust tilted the plane to almost vertical, engine stalled, plane lose aerodynamic lift, and then slide backwards tail first, hit water, broke fuselage, and flipped backward as it sunk to the bottom of the sea bed. According to news, some passengers were from the rear part of the plane. At least one was found still belted to the seat. As of now,they have yet to find the fuselage or the main debris field. So some of that are still rumours. Detiknews has really up to date information provided you understand Indonesian. http://m.detik.com/news/kanal/605/detiknews Edited January 2, 2015 by Mulyadir Fitri Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 2, 2015 “Our team found what we suspect is a fraction of the aircraft tail,” Sofyan said. “It was at the bottom of the sea, at 29 meters deep.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-02/airasia-hunt-resumes-as-black-box-pinger-locater-to-be-deployed.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulyadir Fitri 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2015 QZ's SUB SIN route frozen by Indonesia's Transport Ministry http://m.detik.com/news/read/2015/01/02/203702/2792930/10/pemerintah-bekukan-izin-airasia-rute-surabaya-singapura-mulai-2-januari Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtemujin 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) Interesting theory about the ditch and like I have posted about BASARNAS receiving PLB signals. QZ8501: AirAsia plane may have managed to ditch, say experts http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/qz8501-airasia-plane-may/1562394.html Edited January 2, 2015 by xtemujin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted January 3, 2015 Apparently QZ8501 on that particular day (Sunday) was flown without official permission..... In another development, it has emerged that AirAsia did not have official permission to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sunday - the day of the crash - but was licensed on four other days of the week.The Indonesian authorities are suspending the company's flights on this route with immediate effect pending an investigation, a transport ministry statement said. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30658877 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulyadir Fitri 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2015 Beriev Be-200 Amphibious Aircraft from Russia joining the recovery mission http://m.detik.com/news/read/2015/01/03/081533/2793000/10/rusia-bawa-pesawat-beriev-be-200-untuk-evakuasi-korban-qz8501 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted January 3, 2015 The Beriev's last stop was SGN before departing to site I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 3, 2015 Beriev Be-200 Amphibious Aircraft from Russia joining the recovery mission http://m.detik.com/news/read/2015/01/03/081533/2793000/10/rusia-bawa-pesawat-beriev-be-200-untuk-evakuasi-korban-qz8501 Very useful aircraft - can transport bodies and/or wreckage direct from the sea to SUB. AirAsia QZ8501: Search teams 'find two large objects' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30664604 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2015 AIRASIA didn’t have permission to fly from Surabaya to Singapore on the Sunday morning that Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea, and its flights along the route have been suspended, Indonesia’s transportation ministry said. More at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/airasia-flight-qz8501-airline-didnt-have-approval-for-route/story-fnay3ubk-1227173583038?nk=2011e2fc817b77d921060fb4837b0d3d Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hakan 2 Report post Posted January 3, 2015 AIRASIA didn’t have permission to fly from Surabaya to Singapore on the Sunday morning that Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea, and its flights along the route have been suspended, Indonesia’s transportation ministry said. More at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/airasia-flight-qz8501-airline-didnt-have-approval-for-route/story-fnay3ubk-1227173583038?nk=2011e2fc817b77d921060fb4837b0d3d Are they serious? how the plane has been departed from an international Airport Surabaya without permission for to be fly on suspended airoute??...how they get the "confirmed" flight plan by dispetch, how they receive a confirmed "flight stripes" at the tower by authority? If they want to say "there is no permission to Air Asia flights from Surabaya to Singapore by any offical reasons by slots,security reasons, flight permission between two country, only related operation issues of Air Asia Indonesia".....it's OK, sounds like logical. If it so be, how they departed??? meanwhile, newspaper link needs subscriptions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites