Discovery of AirAsia Flight QZ8501’s tail could lead to black boxes
Divers were sent to the location and plunged into the waves. Down on the sea floor, they were able to take pictures of the wreckage. Finding the tail section is…
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What might be inside AirAsia Flight QZ8501’s black boxes?
The cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder are considered to be vital elements in figuring out the causes of commercial aviation disasters. Indonesia’s top search and rescue official…
No sign or sounds of terrorism in cockpit recording from AirAsia QZ8501
Audio recordings from the cockpit of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 contain no sounds of gunfire or explosions, making it unlikely the plane was brought down by terrorism, Indonesian investigators say. The…
Reports: 2nd black box retrieved from wreckage of AirAsia Flight QZ8501
Retrieving the device, which is designed to record all sounds on a plane’s flight deck, is expected to help investigators understand what went wrong aboard Flight QZ8501, which went down…
10 questions about the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 tragedy
The discovery of debris from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 means investigators have taken a big step toward answering the questions haunting the families of those aboard the doomed plane. What are…