Qz8501 Flight

Ping-like sounds heard in Java Sea where QZ8501 crashed, but unclear if alerts were from AirAsia jet

Underwater ping-like sounds were heard in an area where searchers are scouring the Java Sea for the crashed AirAsia plane.

Search for missing black box in AirAsia's flight QZ8501 recorders could 'take a week'

Officials waiting to inspect the possible wreck of an AirAsia jet said it could take a week to find the black box flight recorders.

Photos: Anxious wait for relatives as search resumes for AirAsia flight QZ8501

In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore.