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Indonesian officers arrive at an Indonesian Navy vessel KRI Bung Tomo at sea on January 1, 2015. Indonesian searchers promised an “all-out effort” to locate bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as international investigators joined the hunt for the ill-fated plane. (AFP Photo/Adek Berry)

Weather stalls search for AirAsia black boxes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 1, 2015 | World

Surabaya, Indonesia, Reuters—Heavy seas stopped divers reaching the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo on Thursday and an aviation official said it could be a week before the black box flight recorders are found. Nine bodies have so far been...

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Family members of passengers onboard missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 react to the news that bodies and debris were found off the coast of Borneo island, while they wait at the airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, on December 30, 2014. (Reuters/Beawiharta)

Bodies, debris from missing AirAsia plane pulled from sea off Indonesia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2014 | World

Jakarta, Reuters—Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday as relatives of those on board broke down in tears on hearing the news. Indonesia AirAsia’s...

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One of the relatives of a passenger on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wipes tears as she awaits the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan)

Indonesia says missing AirAsia plane could be at ‘bottom of sea’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 29, 2014 | World

Jakarta, Reuters—A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asia sent ships and planes to help in the search effort. The...

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An Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 passenger prepares to land at Sukarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta in this January 30, 2013 file picture. (Reuters/Enny Nuraheni/files)

AirAsia flight carrying 162 people goes missing in Southeast Asia: officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 28, 2014 | World

Jakarta, Reuters—Indonesia’s air force was searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that went missing on Sunday after the pilots asked to change course to avoid bad weather during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. Indonesia...