AirAsia flight QZ8501
The latest news on the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501.
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Bomb, missile, sabotage or mechanical failure? Air accident teams will need to investigate a combination of possibilities
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Incidents suggest pilots have become less able to cope when computer systems malfunction
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Pilot had left his seat to try to reset flight control system, Reuters reports, and as he did so the co-pilot lost control of the plane
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Bloomberg reports that pilots had shut down power to a flight protection system after trying to deal with a string of alerts from it
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Cockpit voice and flight data recorders show that AirAsia flight QZ8501 had been cruising at a stable altitude before the crash
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70 bodies retrieved but official says crews will have to be pulled out of difficult recovery effort unless more remains are found soon
Datablog Aircraft accident rates at historic low despite high-profile plane crashes