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Faulty part and ‘crew action’ caused AirAsia plane crash, report concludes
Indonesian investigators say a faulty part and subsequent “crew action” caused the AirAsia plane crash that killed 162 people. The Airbus...
AirAsia ‘not giving up’ but hunt for bodies drawing to close
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes said Thursday he was not giving up on finding more bodies from one of the airline’s jets that crashed in the Java Sea...
AirAsia X flight to Saudi Arabia forced to turn back after malfunciton
An AirAsia X flight from Kuala Lumpur to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah was aborted on Sunday following a system malfunction, the group’s chief executive...
First attempt to float AirAsia fuselage fails as wreckage severs cable
An operation by Indonesian salvage teams to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 from the sea bed on Saturday will be reattempted after the sharp...
Six more bodies recovered from AirAsia crash as divers gain access to fuselage
For the first time, Indonesian divers were able on Friday to enter the fuselage of the AirAsia jetliner that crashed last month into the Java Sea and retrieved...
Indonesian transport minister: AirAsia jet ‘climbed too fast then stalled’
An AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month with 162 people on board climbed at a faster than normal speed and then stalled, the Indonesian...
No evidence so far of terrorism in AirAsia crash, says Indonesia
Indonesian investigators said on Monday they had found no evidence so far that terrorism played a part in the crash of an AirAsia passenger jet last month...
AirAsia plane fuselage to be lifted to surface after divers beaten back
An Indonesian search official said Friday that the crashed AirAsia jet’s fuselage will be lifted to the surface after sea conditions again prevented...
Singapore navy locates fuselage of downed AirAsia jet
A Singapore navy ship has located the fuselage of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the sea late last month with 162 people on board, the city-state’s...
Families will be compensated despite cloud over #QZ8501 flight: lawyers
Families or next of kin of victims on board Flight QZ8501 will be compensated regardless of whether investigations reveal the flight was not permitted.
AirAsia flight ‘should not have been in the air’ the day it crashed, says Indonesia
AirAsia’s license in Indonesia may be revoked because its downed flight had no permission to be in the air last Sunday.
AirAsia victim with life jacket raises new questions about plane’s last moments
A body recovered on Wednesday from the crashed AirAsia plane was wearing a life jacket, an Indonesian search and rescue official said, raising new questions...
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