Missing Flight

AirAsia crash: Indonesian divers battle strong currents to reach wreckage

Elite Indonesian military divers battled strong currents on Thursday in an effort to reach the submerged tail of crashed AirAsia Flight 8501.

Indonesia cracks down on aviation sector after AirAsia QZ8501 crash

Highlighting the depth of Indonesia's air safety problems, the transportation ministry revealed harsh measures on Monday against everyone who allowed AirAsia Flight 8501 to take off without proper permits.

AirAsia QZ8501: Indonesia expands search for bodies, wreckage

Recovery teams expanded their search in the Java Sea on Monday as they raced to find bodies and wreckage from AirAsia Flight 8501, which they fear have drifted in rough weather.

AirAsia QZ8501: As weather improves divers resume search for bodies, jet

The weather improved Monday and divers will attempt again to locate large objects on the ocean floor believed to be the fuselage of the AirAsia flight that crashed more than one week ago.

AirAsia QZ8501 crash probably caused by ice, says Indonesia's met agency

Weather was the "triggering factor" in the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 with icing likely causing engine damage, Indonesia's meteorological agency.

AirAsia QZ8501: 16 bodies recovered so far, weather problems continue

More ships arrived on Friday with sensitive equipment to search for the fuselage of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 and the more than 150 people still missing since it crashed five days ago.

AirAsia crash: MH370 relatives view Indonesia crash with empathy, and envy

Those with loved ones aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 can only imagine what has happened to them, and can only hope to one day know for sure.

Indonesia official: 6 bodies recovered from AirAsia QZ8501 crash

A massive hunt for the 162 victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 resumed in the Java Sea on Wednesday, with the recovery of six bodies, including a flight attendant identified by her trademark red uniform.

AirAsia QZ8501: Lost jet's request for new path was denied in crowded skies

The AirAsia plane sought permission to climb above threatening clouds. Air traffic control couldn't say yes immediately — there was no room.

AirAsia QZ8501: Critics ask how a plane can go missing in the age of GPS

Air travel advocates are demanding global aviation authorities explain how an AirAsia jetliner with 162 people aboard got lost at a time when satellites and webcams monitor society's every move.