ALERT Photo: More debris arriving at Pangkalan Bun via helicopter from the AirAsia 8501 search zone – @ChannelNewsAsia
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Search for missing AirAsia black box recorders could ‘take a week’ – @Macfarlane123
Divers waiting to inspect the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo were unable to resume operations because of heavy seas on Thursday and an aviation official said it could take a week to find the black box flight recorders. Crews were on standby to descend to a large object detected by sonar…
NEWS Oman Air flies into Jakarta for new route
Oman Air’s first flight from its home base of Muscat to the Indonesian capital of Jakarta took off earlier. The new service will operate four flights per week and will offer convenient connections at Muscat to exciting destinations throughout Oman Air’s rapidly-expanding network.
Pilot on Bali-bound Indonesia AirAsia flight tested positive for morphine: Report – @Macfarlane123
A pilot on an Indonesia AirAsia flight tested positive for morphine in a test conducted after the plane touched down in Bali, Indonesia’s Kompas website reported on Thursday. The unnamed pilot, with initials F I, took the test on Thursday morning after flight QZ7510 touched down at Ngurah Rai Bali Airport in Denpasar at 8.50am,…
NEWS Gambia Bird Airlines grounds all flights
Gambia Bird Airlines has suspended commercial flight operations until further notice. A statement from the airline said: “We wish to express our sincere regrets for disrupting the travel plans of those of our esteemed guests who are booked on the suspended flights.”