Gerry Soejatman @GerryS Leaked photo of ATCscreen on #QZ8501, it ended up at 36300ft and climbing but ground speed only 353 knots! Uh oh!
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[Updated statement] QZ8501
AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 (Surabaya LT) this morning. The flight took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya at 0535hours.
The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC. There were two pilots, four flight attendants and one engineer on board.
The captain in command had a total of 6,100 flying hours and the first officer a total of 2,275 flying hours
There were 155 passengers on board, with 138 adults, 16 children and 1 infant. Also on board were 2 pilots and 5 cabin crew.
Nationalities of passengers and crew onboard are as below:
1 Singapore
1 Malaysia
1 France
3 South Korean
156 Indonesia
At this time, search and rescue operations are being conducted under the guidance of The Indonesia of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). AirAsia Indonesia is cooperating fully and assisting the investigation in every possible way.
The aircraft was on the submitted flight plan route and was requesting deviation due to enroute weather before communication with the aircraft was lost while it was still under the control of the Indonesian Air Traffic Control (ATC).
The aircraft had undergone its last scheduled maintenance on 16 November 2014.
AirAsia has established an Emergency Call Centre that is available for family or friends of those who may have been on board the aircraft. The number is: +622129850801.
AirAsia will release further information as soon as it becomes available. Updated information will also be posted on the AirAsia website, www.airasia.com.
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http://asiancorrespondent.com/129391/flight-qz8501-live/
1.44pm: China’s @CCTVNews tweets unconfirmed report of plane wreckage found east of Belitung Island in Indonesia :
Ugh. Right after Christmas, too. Could be whole families on that plane. Imagine this happening while you have your baby with you.
Gerry Soejatman @GerryS Leaked photo of ATCscreen on #QZ8501, it ended up at 36300ft and climbing but ground speed only 353 knots! Uh oh!
http://asiancorrespondent.com/129391/flight-qz8501-live/
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2pm: UNCONFIRMED: Reports still coming in that flight QZ5801 crashed in Belitung Timur:
New Straits Times @NST_Online
#QZ5801: Missing AirAsia reported crashed in Belitung Timur http://www.nst.com.my/node/66736
11:57 PM - 27 Dec 2014