The search for the missing AirAsia jetliner that disappeared Sunday morning over the Java Sea has been suspended for the day, with no significant breakthroughs. Though Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency said the search for the plane with 162 passengers and crew aboard would continue with the help of foreign vessels with sonar capabilities, it suspects the plane was likely to be “at the bottom of the ocean” with little chance of survivors. The story of AirAsia flight QZ850 that went missing during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore sounds remarkable similar to that of Malaysia Airlines MH370 that remains missing nearly 10 months after it disappeared from radar screens on a flight between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing.
Should no survivors be found among the 162 passengers and crew members, 2014 will turn out to be an unimaginably horrible year for Asian aviation in general and Malaysian aviation in particular. There have been four incidents in which over 600 people have died before Sunday’s tragedy and carriers from Malaysia or their subsidiaries have been involved in the three deadliest aviation disasters this year. The Airbus that disappeared on Sunday is operated by an Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia, a company based in Malaysia. The parent company, run by a Malaysian, Tony Fernandes, owns 49 per cent stake.
29/12/14 New Indian Express
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Should no survivors be found among the 162 passengers and crew members, 2014 will turn out to be an unimaginably horrible year for Asian aviation in general and Malaysian aviation in particular. There have been four incidents in which over 600 people have died before Sunday’s tragedy and carriers from Malaysia or their subsidiaries have been involved in the three deadliest aviation disasters this year. The Airbus that disappeared on Sunday is operated by an Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia, a company based in Malaysia. The parent company, run by a Malaysian, Tony Fernandes, owns 49 per cent stake.
29/12/14 New Indian Express
