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Three articles worth reading:
AirAsia Plane reported missing
The Telegraph
By David Millward, US Correspondent
4:08AM GMT 28 Dec 2014
Excerpt:
An AirAsia flight with 155 passengers and seven crew on board has been reported missing.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, flight number number QZ 8501, was reported to have asked for an unusual route because of bad weather before losing contact with air traffic control in Jakarta at 7.24 am local time.
It was en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. It is understood one Briton is on board the flight
The pilot, who had 6,100 flying hours under his belt, had asked to climb to 38,000 feet - an ascent of 6,000 feet - to avoid clouds.
Read more at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...d-missing.html
AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 to Singapore missing
BBC News Asia
28 December 2014
Excerpt:
An AirAsia Indonesia airliner flying from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board has gone missing.
Flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control at 06:24 local time (23:24 GMT Saturday) over the Java Sea.
The plane, an Airbus A320-200, disappeared midway into the flight of more than two hours from the city of Surabaya. No distress call was made.
Bad weather was reported in the area, and an air search operation has now been suspended for the night.
Planes from Indonesia and Singapore had been scouring an area of sea between Kalimantan (Borneo) and Java. Some boats were reported to be continuing to search as night fell.
Read more at:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30614627
AirAsia plane reported missing with 162 passengers onboard: latest
The Telegraph
By Harriet Alexander, Josie Ensor and David Millward
4:04PM GMT 28 Dec 2014 (This article updates every 90 seconds with new data)
Excerpt:
• Plane lost contact with Jakarta's air traffic control at 7:24am
• Pilot had asked to change route to 'avoid bad weather'
• Search and rescue called off until 6am
• Briton named in local media as Choi Chi Man
• Dominant low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia with good record
• On board were 155 Indonesian, 1 Singaporean, 1 Malaysian, 1 French, 3 South Korean, 1 Briton
Read more at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...rd-latest.html
Three articles worth reading:
AirAsia Plane reported missing
The Telegraph
By David Millward, US Correspondent
4:08AM GMT 28 Dec 2014
Excerpt:
An AirAsia flight with 155 passengers and seven crew on board has been reported missing.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, flight number number QZ 8501, was reported to have asked for an unusual route because of bad weather before losing contact with air traffic control in Jakarta at 7.24 am local time.
It was en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. It is understood one Briton is on board the flight
The pilot, who had 6,100 flying hours under his belt, had asked to climb to 38,000 feet - an ascent of 6,000 feet - to avoid clouds.
Read more at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...d-missing.html
AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 to Singapore missing
BBC News Asia
28 December 2014
Excerpt:
An AirAsia Indonesia airliner flying from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board has gone missing.
Flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control at 06:24 local time (23:24 GMT Saturday) over the Java Sea.
The plane, an Airbus A320-200, disappeared midway into the flight of more than two hours from the city of Surabaya. No distress call was made.
Bad weather was reported in the area, and an air search operation has now been suspended for the night.
Planes from Indonesia and Singapore had been scouring an area of sea between Kalimantan (Borneo) and Java. Some boats were reported to be continuing to search as night fell.
Read more at:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30614627
AirAsia plane reported missing with 162 passengers onboard: latest
The Telegraph
By Harriet Alexander, Josie Ensor and David Millward
4:04PM GMT 28 Dec 2014 (This article updates every 90 seconds with new data)
Excerpt:
• Plane lost contact with Jakarta's air traffic control at 7:24am
• Pilot had asked to change route to 'avoid bad weather'
• Search and rescue called off until 6am
• Briton named in local media as Choi Chi Man
• Dominant low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia with good record
• On board were 155 Indonesian, 1 Singaporean, 1 Malaysian, 1 French, 3 South Korean, 1 Briton
Read more at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...rd-latest.html
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