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| AirAsia QZ8501 underwater search to begin | AirAsia QZ8501 underwater search to begin |
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| The search for AirAsia flight QZ8510 which crashed into the sea on Sunday is set to move underwater, with the arrival of specialist equipment. | The search for AirAsia flight QZ8510 which crashed into the sea on Sunday is set to move underwater, with the arrival of specialist equipment. |
| A French crash investigation team will use sensitive acoustic detection devices to try locate the plane's "black box" flight recorder. | A French crash investigation team will use sensitive acoustic detection devices to try locate the plane's "black box" flight recorder. |
| The Airbus A320-200 was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board when it vanished. | The Airbus A320-200 was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board when it vanished. |
| No survivors have been found and the cause of the crash remains unknown. | No survivors have been found and the cause of the crash remains unknown. |
| So far only 10 bodies have been found and brought ashore, with the search operation repeatedly held up by bad weather and rough seas. | So far only 10 bodies have been found and brought ashore, with the search operation repeatedly held up by bad weather and rough seas. |
| One person has been identified as passenger Hayati Lutfiah Hamid - her funeral was held in Surabaya on Thursday. | |
| The plane is almost certainly at the bottom of the Java Sea - several pieces of debris have been recovered but despite a massive five-day search the fuselage is still missing. Officials say most of the passengers could still be inside. | The plane is almost certainly at the bottom of the Java Sea - several pieces of debris have been recovered but despite a massive five-day search the fuselage is still missing. Officials say most of the passengers could still be inside. |
| The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta says the hope is that the French-led team will have better luck than existing searchers in locating the "pings" emitted by the so-called black box. | The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta says the hope is that the French-led team will have better luck than existing searchers in locating the "pings" emitted by the so-called black box. |
| This will help them locate the plane and, once retrieved, try to find answers as to what happened to it. | This will help them locate the plane and, once retrieved, try to find answers as to what happened to it. |
| The head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Bambang Soelistyo, said on Friday that wreckage and bodies are spread over a 5km area of the Java Sea off Borneo. | The head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Bambang Soelistyo, said on Friday that wreckage and bodies are spread over a 5km area of the Java Sea off Borneo. |
| The search was now focussing on an area of 1,575 nautical square miles of the Java Sea off Borneo, he told reporters. | The search was now focussing on an area of 1,575 nautical square miles of the Java Sea off Borneo, he told reporters. |
| "Divers are already on standby at the navy ship Banda Aceh to dive on that priority area to locate the body of the plane," he said. "I hope we'll get a significant result today." | "Divers are already on standby at the navy ship Banda Aceh to dive on that priority area to locate the body of the plane," he said. "I hope we'll get a significant result today." |
| Journalists in Pangkalan Bun - the nearest town to the suspected crash site - were shown pictures on Friday of what officials said was part of a wing flap. | Journalists in Pangkalan Bun - the nearest town to the suspected crash site - were shown pictures on Friday of what officials said was part of a wing flap. |
| The official in charge of operations there, Supriyadi, said local fisherman were being encouraged to look out for wreckage. | The official in charge of operations there, Supriyadi, said local fisherman were being encouraged to look out for wreckage. |
| 'Unbelievably steep climb' | 'Unbelievably steep climb' |
| There were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew, on the plane. The majority of those on board were Indonesians. | There were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew, on the plane. The majority of those on board were Indonesians. |
| Some investigators are reported to believe that the plane may have gone into an aerodynamic stall as the pilot climbed steeply to avoid a storm. | Some investigators are reported to believe that the plane may have gone into an aerodynamic stall as the pilot climbed steeply to avoid a storm. |
| Officials have said the plane was travelling at 32,000ft (9,750m) when it requested to climb to 38,000ft to avoid bad weather. | Officials have said the plane was travelling at 32,000ft (9,750m) when it requested to climb to 38,000ft to avoid bad weather. |
| When air traffic controllers consented to allow it to climb to 34,000ft a few minutes later, they got no reply. | When air traffic controllers consented to allow it to climb to 34,000ft a few minutes later, they got no reply. |
| A source quoted by Reuters said that radar data appeared to show that the aircraft's "unbelievably" steep climb may have been beyond the Airbus A320's limits. | A source quoted by Reuters said that radar data appeared to show that the aircraft's "unbelievably" steep climb may have been beyond the Airbus A320's limits. |
| However, the unnamed source emphasised that more information was needed before a definitive conclusion could be reached. | However, the unnamed source emphasised that more information was needed before a definitive conclusion could be reached. |
| AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record and there were no fatal accidents involving its aircraft. | AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record and there were no fatal accidents involving its aircraft. |
| Are you, or is someone you know, affected by this story? Do you know any of the passengers on the AirAsia flight? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with any information. Please leave a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist. | Are you, or is someone you know, affected by this story? Do you know any of the passengers on the AirAsia flight? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with any information. Please leave a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist. |
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