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Faulty rudder control to blame for deadly AirAsia crash: probe
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian investigators say a faulty rudder control system and the pilots' response led to the crash of an AirAsia plane last year that killed all 162 people...
Crashed AirAsia jet stalled after climbing too fast
The AirAsia jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard stalled after climbing too fast, according to Indonesian officials who said the plane was unlikely downed by...
Divers retrieve second black box from AirAsia crash
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Divers retrieved the crashed AirAsia plane's second black box from the bottom of the Java Sea on Tuesday, giving experts essential tools to piece together what...
AirAsia flight data recorder found, in good condition
The flight data recorder from the doomed AirAsia airliner arrived in Jakarta on Monday and is in good condition, while the cockpit voice recorder has been found but not yet...
Divers thwarted in search for black boxes of AirAsia plane
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Strong currents and blinding silt thwarted divers' attempt Thursday to find AirAsia Flight QZ8501's black boxes, which are believed to still be in the recently discovered...
Indonesian officials suspended over unscheduled flight approvals
Seven Indonesian aviation officials have been suspended for their alleged links to unscheduled flight approvals — including the takeoff of ill-fated AirAsia Flight QZ8501, a report says. The doomed airliner, which...
Tail of missing AirAsia plane discovered
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Divers and an unmanned underwater vehicle on Wednesday spotted the tail of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea, the first confirmed sighting of...
AirAsia victim told family she'd 'spend time alone at sea'
A woman who perished in the AirAsia disaster told her relatives at the airport she was going to “spend time alone at sea” for her birthday — chilling words that have...
Searchers think they've found AirAsia plane's tail
Searchers have found what could be the tail of the AirAsia airliner that crashed mysteriously with 162 people aboard — raising hope for a breakthrough in the investigation because the black...
Passengers refuse to reboard after engine explodes on AirAsia plane
It was another rough weekend for AirAsia. One of the Indonesian airline’s commercial jets lost an engine to an explosion this weekend and the airline thought it could push passengers...
Four massive objects located in AirAsia flight search
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Indonesian officials said Saturday that they were confident wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 had been located after sonar equipment detected four massive objects on the ocean...
AirAsia used unauthorized route on day of crash
AirAsia is under investigation by the Indonesian Transport Ministry following a Friday news report that the airline wasn’t authorized to fly the Surabaya-to-Singapore route the day doomed Flight 8501 went...
Sonar detects possible chunks of missing AirAsia plane on sea floor
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor,...
Some AirAsia victims found still strapped to seats
Rescuers recovered the bodies of 21 victims from AirAsia Flight 8501, some still strapped to their seats -- almost tripling the number of victims pulled from the Java Sea over...
AirAsia flight may have made water landing
The pilot of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 may have made a successful “Sully Sullenberger”-style emergency touchdown in the Java Sea — but high waves sank the aircraft before passengers could escape,...
Funeral held for flight attendant on crashed AirAsia plane
A funeral was held Thursday for a flight attendant from AirAsia Flight 8501 – the first victim of the crash to be returned to her family – while bad weather...
Black-box search for missing flight 'could take a week'
Heavy seas held back divers waiting to inspect the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo on Thursday and an aviation official said it could be a week...
First Flight QZ 8501 victims arrive in Indonesia
The first two bodies retrieved from the wreckage of AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 were brought home in plain wooden coffins Wednesday as investigators continued to unravel the mystery of what...
The tragic human toll of the AirAsia disaster
The human toll from the Air Asia Flight 8501 crash is marked by harrowing tales of loss – while some family's were saved by lucky twists of fate. As searchers...
AirAsia jet made 'unbelievably' steep climb before crash
Preliminary radar data suggests the ill-fated AirAsia jetliner was possibly pushed beyond the Airbus A320’s operational limits when it made an “unbelievably” steep climb before plunging into the sea, according...