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== Aircraft ==
== Aircraft ==
The aircraft is an [[Airbus A320 family#A320|Airbus A320-216]],{{efn|The aircraft is an Airbus A320-200 model; the 16 specifies it is fitted with CFM International CFM56-5B6 engines.}} with [[serial number]] 3648, [[aircraft registration|registered]] as PK-AXC. It first flew on 25 September 2008, and was newly delivered to AirAsia on 15 October 2008. It had undergone its most recent scheduled maintenance on 16 November 2014.<ref name="facebook">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/airasia/updated-statement-qz8501/10152667884908742|title=[Updated statement] QZ8501|date=28 December 2014|website=AirAsia Facebook page|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref> The aircraft is powered by two [[CFM International CFM56|CFM International CFM56-5B6]] engines and is configured to carry 180 passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airasia.com/id/en/inflight-comforts/seat-options.page |title= Seat options |publisher= Indonesia AirAsia |accessdate= 28 December 2014}}</ref>
The aircraft is an [[Airbus A320 family#A320|Airbus A320-216]],{{efn|The aircraft is an Airbus A320-200 model; the 16 specifies it is fitted with CFM International CFM56-5B6 engines.}} with [[serial number]] 3648, [[aircraft registration|registered]] as PK-AXC. It first flew on 25 September 2008, and was newly delivered to AirAsia on 15 October 2008. It had undergone its most recent scheduled maintenance on 16 November 2014.<ref name="facebook">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/airasia/updated-statement-qz8501/10152667884908742|title=[Updated statement] QZ8501|date=28 December 2014|website=AirAsia Facebook page|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref> The aircraft is powered by two [[CFM International CFM56|CFM International CFM56-5B6]] engines and is configured to carry 180 passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airasia.com/id/en/inflight-comforts/seat-options.page |title= Seat options |publisher= Indonesia AirAsia |accessdate= 28 December 2014}}</ref><ref>http://wordswithmeaning.org/airbus-a320-airasia-flight-qz8501-goes-missing/</ref>


== Passengers and crew ==
== Passengers and crew ==

Revision as of 11:27, 28 December 2014

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
PK-AXC, the aircraft involved in the incident, photographed in August 2011
Incident
Date28 December 2014 (2014-12-28)
SummaryMissing
SiteLast known location at Java Sea
3°14′48″S 109°22′06″E / 3.2466°S 109.3682°E / -3.2466; 109.3682[1]
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A320-216
OperatorIndonesia AirAsia
RegistrationPK-AXC
Flight originJuanda International Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia
DestinationSingapore Changi Airport
Passengers155
Crew7
Missing162 (all)

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 (QZ8501/AWQ8501) is an Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-216 flight that went missing en route to Singapore from Surabaya, Indonesia, on 28 December 2014[2] with 155 passengers and 7 crew on board.[3]

Disappearance

Flight path of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 (QZ8501/AWQ8501). Note that according to AirAsia's statement, the time of contact lost should be 07:24 WIB.[4] However, conflicting reports from Indonesian aviation authorities stated it happened earlier at 06:17 WIB.[5]

The flight took off from Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, at 05:35 Western Indonesian Time (WIB, UTC+7) and was scheduled to land at Singapore Changi Airport at 08:30 Singapore Standard Time (SGT, UTC+8).[6] The plane had been under Indonesian air traffic control when it requested to deviate from its original flight path due to poor weather conditions.[7] The pilot had requested to climb to 38,000 feet (11,600 m)* to avoid thick clouds,[8] although the final altitude indicated by the transponder and collected by Flightradar24 is 32,000 ft (9,750 m).[6] The plane lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 WIB while travelling over the Java Sea between Kalimantan and Java,[3] still under Indonesian Air Traffic Control, at normal cruising altitude and speed.[9] A meteorological analysis revealed that the aircraft was traversing a storm cluster during the minutes prior to its disappearance.[10]

No distress signal was sent from the missing aircraft, the Indonesian Transport Ministry said.[11][12]

Timeline of disappearance

Elapsed (HH:MM) Time Event
UTC Western Indonesian Time
UTC+7 		Singapore Standard Time
UTC+8
00:00 27 December 28 December Took off from Juanda International Airport[6]
22:35 05:35 06:35
00:42 23:17 06:17 07:17 Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority - Lost from Indonesian air traffic control radars[5]
01:49 28 December 07:24 08:24 AirAsia - Lost contact with Indonesian air traffic control[5][4]
00:24
01:55 00:30 07:30 08:30 (Scheduled arrival at Singapore Changi Airport)[6]

Aircraft

The aircraft is an Airbus A320-216,[a] with serial number 3648, registered as PK-AXC. It first flew on 25 September 2008, and was newly delivered to AirAsia on 15 October 2008. It had undergone its most recent scheduled maintenance on 16 November 2014.[4] The aircraft is powered by two CFM International CFM56-5B6 engines and is configured to carry 180 passengers.[13][14]

Passengers and crew

People on board by nationality[15]
Nationality No.
 Indonesia[b] 155
 South Korea 3
 France[c] 1
 Malaysia 1
 Singapore 1
 United Kingdom 1

AirAsia released the nationalities of the 162 passengers and crew which included 145 adults, 16 children and 1 infant.

Crew

The pilots aboard the flight were Captain Iriyanto, who had a total of 6,100 flying hours, First Officer Remi Emmanuel Plesel, who had a total of 2,275 flying hours, and Flight Engineer Saiful Rakhmad.[16] The cabin crew consisted of four flight attendants.[4]

Search and rescue effort

Search and rescue operations have been ongoing under the guidance of the Civil Aviation Authority of Indonesia.[4][17]

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency deployed seven ships and two helicopters to search the shores of Belitung and Kalimantan.[18] The Indonesian Navy and the provincial Indonesian National Police Air and Water Unit have also each sent out search and rescue teams.[19] In addition, an Indonesian Air Force Boeing 737 reconnaissance aircraft was dispatched to the last known location of the airliner.[20]

Singapore's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC), managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and supported by various agencies, including the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), has also deployed a C-130 Hercules aircraft to aid in the search and rescue mission. [21]

Malaysia's government has also set up a rescue coordination center at Subang and has deployed three military vessels and three aircraft, including a C-130 Hercules, to assist in search and rescue operation.[22][23][24]

Response

Indonesia AirAsia, following the disappearance, changed its website and social media branding to greyscale images, in mourning for the presumed deaths of the passengers.[25][26] An emergency call center has also been established by the airline, for family or friends of those who may have been on board the aircraft.[4]

An emergency information center has been set up at Juanda International Airport, providing hourly updates and lodging for relatives.[27]

Immediately following the incident, unconfirmed and speculative early reports suggested that the flight had crashed off the island of Belitung in Indonesia.[28][29][30]

Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong expressed his condolences over the missing AirAsia flight via Twitter: "Saddened to hear of missing flight #QZ8501. My thoughts are with the passengers and their families. - LHL."[31] Prime Minister Lee also called President Joko Widodo and offered help in the search as stated in another tweet.

Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak also issued an announcement via Twitter: "Very sad to hear that AirAsia Indonesia QZ8501 is missing. My thoughts are with the families. Malaysia stands ready to help." [32]

Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott contacted Indonesian President Widodo offering assistance in the search for the aircraft. A statement provided by his office stated that "Australia would do whatever we humanly could to assist" and that "Australia had a P-3 Orion aircraft on standby which stood ready to assist in the search."[33]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The aircraft is an Airbus A320-200 model; the 16 specifies it is fitted with CFM International CFM56-5B6 engines.
  2. ^ 149 passengers and 6 crew
  3. ^ 1 crew and no passengers

References

  1. ^ "Flightradar24 on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ "AirAsia flight QZ8501 loses contact with air traffic control". Reuters. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b Passenger Plane Goes Missing Over Pacific, ABC News, 27 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "[Updated statement] QZ8501". AirAsia Facebook page. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "AirAsia jet with 162 on board goes missing on way to Singapore". CNN International Edition. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d "QZ8501 / Indonesia AirAsia". FlightRadar24. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ^ "AirAsia jet carrying 162 missing on way to Singapore - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  8. ^ "AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 to Singapore missing". BBC News. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  9. ^ "AirAsia (Indonesia) Flight QZ8501 Incident". Transport Malaysia. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  10. ^ "AirAsia Flight 8501:Preliminary meteorological analysis - Weather Graphics". Weather Graphics. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  11. ^ Nusatya, Chris; Fabi, Randy (28 December 2014). "AirAsia flight carrying 162 people goes missing in Southeast Asia - officials". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Live: AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact with air traffic control". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Seat options". Indonesia AirAsia. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  14. ^ http://wordswithmeaning.org/airbus-a320-airasia-flight-qz8501-goes-missing/
  15. ^ "[Updated statement] QZ8501 (as at 6:54pm, GMT+8)". AirAsia Facebook. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  16. ^ "LIVE BLOG: AirAsia QZ8501 from Indonesia to Singapore missing". Channel NewsAsia. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  17. ^ "AirAsia flight QZ8501 with 162 people on board goes missing after takeoff from Indonesia on the way to Singapore, search and rescue underway". National Post. December 27, 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Basarnas Fokus Cari Pesawat AirAsia di Sekitar Pantai Tanjung Pandan dan Pontianak". Kompas. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  19. ^ "http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/12/28/basarnas-dispatches-vessel-airasia-search-operation.html". The Jakarta Post. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  20. ^ "Cari Pesawat AirAsia, TNI AU Kerahkan Boeing 737 Surveillance". Kompas. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Media Release". Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Low Tiong Lai on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  23. ^ "Low Tiong Lai on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  24. ^ "QZ8501: Malaysia hantar tiga kapal, satu pesawat dalam operasi SAR". Astro Awani. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  25. ^ "AirAsia". Facebook. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  26. ^ "AirAsia mourns with grey logo after QZ8501 goes missing". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  27. ^ "Menhub: Semua Kapal Diminta Beritahu jika Ada Informasi Pesawat Jatuh". Kompas. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  28. ^ "Indonesian portal reports of plane crash in Belitung Timur". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  29. ^ "AirAsia flight QZ8501: Last position believed to be between Belitung island and Kalimantan". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  30. ^ "BREAKING: AirAsia flight QZ8501 with 162 on board goes missing after take-off". YouTube. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  31. ^ "Lee Hsien Loong on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  32. ^ "Mohd Najib Tun Razak on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  33. ^ Clark, Emily (28 December 2014). "AirAsia QZ8501: Flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact with air traffic control". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

Media related to Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 at Wikimedia Commons

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QZ8501 Passenger Manifest
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