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Poor pilot emergency training behind AirAsia QZ8501 crash

Poor pilot emergency training behind AirAsia QZ8501 crash

A new probe into what sent an AirAsia flight plunging into the Java Sea last year points the finger at poor pilot training on how to cope with emergencies.
Wed Dec 02 2015
QZ8501: Search and recovery operations likely extended - BASARNAS chief

QZ8501: Search and recovery operations likely extended - BASARNAS chief

Head of the National SAR Agency, F.Henry Bambang Soelistyo said rescue operations of victims who died in the AirAsia QZ8501 crash will likely be extended to one or two weeks.
Mon Mar 02 2015
AirAsia QZ8501: Bodies get entangled in aircraft cable, hampering the recovery of bodies

AirAsia QZ8501: Bodies get entangled in aircraft cable, hampering the recovery of bodies

Diving squad assigned to search for bodies of AirAsia QZ8501 at the bottom of the ocean are faced with difficulties to bring out bodies considering the aircraft body has shattered into pieces.
Mon Feb 02 2015
AirAsia QZ8501: Indonesian military calls off efforts to recover plane wreckage

AirAsia QZ8501: Indonesian military calls off efforts to recover plane wreckage

The Indonesian military on Tuesday called off efforts to recover the wreckage of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month after failing for several days to lift the fuselage.
Tue Jan 27 2015
AirAsia QZ8501: Another body identified

AirAsia QZ8501: Another body identified

Indonesia's Disaster Victim Identification Police Department (DVI POLRI) team has identified the remains of one more victim of crashed Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as Cindy Clarissa Soetjipto.
Fri Jan 16 2015
Singapore, US leave AirAsia QZ8501 search operations

Singapore, US leave AirAsia QZ8501 search operations

Singaporean and US ships that have joined Indonesia in the search for AirAsia flight QZ8501, will end the mission on Thursday, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported here today.
Thu Jan 15 2015
QZ8501: Data investigations will take two weeks - Head investigator

QZ8501: Data investigations will take two weeks - Head investigator

The analysis of the AirAsia QZ8501 flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) will take up to two weeks before the contents of it can be revealed to the public.
Wed Jan 14 2015
Black box signal identified near plane's tail section recovery area

Black box signal identified near plane's tail section recovery area

After the tail of AirAsia QZ8501 was successfully lifted Saturday, the search and rescue team has identified the position of the black box based on the signal received by three search vessels.
Sun Jan 11 2015
Part of QZ8501's tail floats on water surface, search for black box resumes

Part of QZ8501's tail floats on water surface, search for black box resumes

Indonesian military divers have successfully lifted the tail from the crashed AirAsia QZ8501 plane that crashed in stormy weather, killing 162 passengers including crew on board.
Sat Jan 10 2015
QZ8501: Three more bodies identified as search enters Day 10

QZ8501: Three more bodies identified as search enters Day 10

As search operations for the ill-fated AirAsia QZ8501 enters its tenth day, personnel from the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) have identified three more bodies after endless hours of scouring th
Tue Jan 06 2015
No mass funeral for AirAsia QZ8501 victims - Chief Police

No mass funeral for AirAsia QZ8501 victims - Chief Police

Indonesia Republic Police has given its assurance that it will not conduct a mass funeral for the victims of the ill-fated AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed on Sunday.
Mon Jan 05 2015
One airline figured out how to make sure its airplanes never disappear

One airline figured out how to make sure its airplanes never disappear

First Air's six-pound tracking system, about the size of a hotel room safe, installed in the planes' electronics bays, makes it nearly disappearance-proof.
Thu Jan 01 2015
The battle to reduce road deaths

The battle to reduce road deaths

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Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

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2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

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Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

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Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

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Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

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Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

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