Conflicting statements and corrections continue to complicate QZ8501 reporting
Rough seas and winds approaching gale force continued to slow recovery operations for Indonesia AirAsia flight 8501 on Friday and into Saturday, though further bodies have been retrieved and débris resembling the aircraft’s tailplane reportedly has been detected by sonar. Officials have been consistent in statements that 30 bodies have now been retrieved from the
Weather hampers QZ8501 recovery efforts
Five days after Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 disappeared from radar over the Java Sea, and three days after the first confirmed débris from the Airbus A320 was located, the recovery effort is being hampered by moderate gales and rough seas. With numerous maritime and airborne elements involved in the recovery, precise numbers of bodies located, retrieved and
QZ8501 moves to recovery phase
Recovery operations for Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 are continuing Wednesday morning in the Java Sea, some ten kilometres from the aircraft’s last reported position at 3°22’14.9″S 109°41’28.0”E and 160km southwest of the town of Pangkalan Bun in Central Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo. The flight, which departed Surabaya for Singapore at 0527 local time on Sunday, was lost
Missing Indonesia AirAsia A320 found
Authorities have confirmed that Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 crashed approximately 190km from Pangkalan Bun on the island of Borneo, some 10km from the Airbus A320’s last known position. “AirAsia Indonesia regrets to inform that The National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS) today confirmed that the debris found earlier today is indeed from QZ8501, the
Last of the new-builds – Airbus delivers the A350
With the much-anticipated delivery of its first A350-900 to launch airline Qatar Airways, Airbus has delivered the last new-build airliner type currently on its radar, with the formal handover of MSN6, A7-ALA, in Toulouse on Monday. “It’s a great day for everybody who loves commercial aviation,” Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier said. Together with the slightly smaller Boeing
Etihad unveils A380, 787-9 and new uniforms: but is it enough?
Hangar 6 at Etihad’s Abu Dhabi home base was packed on Thursday – and not just because the airline’s newest Airbus A380 and Boeing 787-9 were parked inside. Etihad had flown journalists from across the world to reveal three pillars of its new ‘Flying Reimagined’ strategy: the first of a 10-strong fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft
