USC Aviation Safety & Security Program experts Thomas Anthony, Keith McGuire and Michael Barr discuss the process of the search for AirAsia flight 8501 and the recovery of the flight data recorder, or black box.
Below is a sampling of recent of media articles.
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The bulk of the missing AirAsia jet may be on the floor of the Java Sea, according to sonar images obtained by Indonesia search and rescue teams, which could indicate the aircraft hit the sea bed intact. (View article) |
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30 Seconds to Know: Here's what officials expect to find inside the flight data recorder. (View video) |
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The AirAsia jetliner that went missing over the Java Sea early Sunday was traveling a route packed with turbulent thunderstorms and lightning strikes, prompting questions about whether the jet's last transmission -- a request to change its altitude to avoid clouds -- could provide a clue to its disappearance. (View article) |
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The search for the missing AirAsia jet has resumed off Indonesia with officials believing the airliner may be at the bottom of the Java Sea. (View article) |
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As the search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 stretched into its eighth day, the Java Sea continued to slowly give up the remains of the 162 victims aboard the ill-fated flight, as well as wreckage of the aircraft. (View article) |
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Two large metal objects were found in the search for the AirAsia airliner in the Java Sea, according to the head of Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency, Bambang Soelistyo. The objects were discovered using a metal detection system aboard an Indonesian ship. (View article) |
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One week after AirAsia Flight QZ8501 disappeared from air traffic control radar, the search for victims and more of its wreckage was underway Sunday, officials said. Waves are expected to be 1.5 to 2 meters high, said Bambang Sulistyo, head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, at a press conference in Jakarta. (View article) |
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Search teams have now found four large pieces of debris believed to be parts of AirAsia flight QZ8501, the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency announced Saturday. Chief Bambang Sulistyo said the latest objects -- including one that is 18 meters (59 feet) long -- were located by sonar in the priority search area. (View article) |
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Search teams have now found four large pieces of debris believed to be parts of AirAsia flight QZ8501, the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency announced Saturday. (View article) |
