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AirAsia flight QZ8501 Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:49 am
by Samouth
An AirAsia flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore with 155 people onboard lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday, Indonesian media said, citing a Transport Ministry official.
Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 am local time.
He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact.
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:12 am
by Francis
We have lost contact again. Funny airlines at the moment. Now it's 11 am....time to begin searching the Indian Ocean.
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:09 pm
by Kung-fu Hillbilly
Is there no way a location device can be fitted to aircraft that is strong enough to send a signal regardless its location and also not be in any way tampered or interfered with?
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:22 pm
by Francis
Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote:Is there no way a location device can be fitted to aircraft that is strong enough to send a signal regardless its location and also not be in any way tampered or interfered with?
These systems, e.g. external black box, permanent satellite connection......exist already, but airlines do not use it at this time because they say that not enough airplanes are actually disappearing
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:33 pm
by Kung-fu Hillbilly
Francis wrote:Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote:Is there no way a location device can be fitted to aircraft that is strong enough to send a signal regardless its location and also not be in any way tampered or interfered with?
These devices, e.g. external black box, permanent satellite connection......exist already, but airlines do not use it at this time because they say that not enough airplanes are actually disappearing
Methinks a small investment in said external black box manufacturers may warrant investigation in the new year.
As an aside, how typically corporate to be retro active in these things as apposed to pro-active.
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:42 pm
by vladimir
I'm pretty sure not fitting a black box is in direct contravention of IATA rules and gives the families of passengers a great avenue to sue Air Asia.
Let's hope...
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:59 pm
by frank lee bent
dirty muslims.
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:00 pm
by potty
of course they have black box... and the plane can be located...
when saying "lost contact" it means, the tower/controller don't have replies anymore. for some reason, weather or others... though, they wont publish any radio communication problems to the news...
imo, when there is a statement saying "lost contact", it means, they don't see it anymore on the radar and its not possible to locate it otherwise.
the plane is down.
normally, perhaps in asia its different due to the network of posts/satellites...?
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:07 pm
by Garry.Crabtree
Do you think that Obama will say that they strongly believe that North Korea was involved again?
Re: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:09 pm
by Francis
Seems as the Indian Ocean is the new Bermuda Triangle........
or this:
