Tuesday, January 06, 2015

AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 MISSING ON WAY TO SINGAPORE AIRBUS A320-200-DAY 10

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)

PROVERBS 23:5
5  Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

JOB 40:18
18  His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

FLIGHT RADAR24.COM-ASIA
http://www.flightradar24.com/13.08,75.06/2
NEWS FOR QZ 8501-A320-200 ON MISSING PLANE
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/01/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way_5.html (D-9)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/01/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way_4.html (D-8)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/01/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way_3.html (D-7)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/01/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way_2.html (D-6)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/01/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way.html (D-5)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/12/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way_31.html (D-4)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/12/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way_77.html (D-3A)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/12/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way_30.html (D-3)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/12/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way_29.html (D-2)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/12/airasia-flight-qz-8501-missing-on-way.html (D-1A)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/12/airasia-flight-qz8501-missing-on-way-to.html (D-1)
ALL MH370 STORIES I DONE
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/12/airasia-flight-qz8501-missing-on-way-to.html
MH 777-17 STORIES-RUSSIA DOWNS JETLINER
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/08/mh370-2-arrested-for-stealing-20000.html
QZ 8501 A320-200 DEMENTIONS AND DATA
http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a320family/a320/specifications/
IDENTIFICATION PAGE OF THE DEAD FROM FLIGHT QZ 8501-A320-200
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/01/identification-page-of-passengers-and.html
AIRASIA A320-200 SEAT LAYOUT V2-QZ 8501-PK AXC
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Air_Asia/Air_Asia_Airbus_320.php
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Asiana/Asiana_Airbus_A320-200_V2.php
NAMES OF PERSONS ON FLIGHT A320-200 QZ 8501
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1669513/list-passengers-air-asia-flight-qz-8501
A320-200 UPDATE-REDDIT
https://www.reddit.com/live/u5bkiqteljl4
LIVE UPDATES ON QZ 8501-FROM CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/live-blog-airasia-flight/1563004.html
EARTH NETWORKS-LIGHTENING STRIKES
http://www.earthnetworks.com/ournetworks/lightningnetwork.aspx
TRANS7 INDONESIA
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=id&u=http://www.trans7.co.id/&prev=search
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DEAD THE SECOND THEY DIE
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/01/what-happens-to-lost-and-christians.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/01/world-war-3-and-nuclear-weapons-that.html

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THE SEARCH AREA FOR THE MISSING PLANES PARTS-BODIES  - channel NewsAsia

UPDATES-JAN 06,15-10:00PM
channelnewsasia updates in small type-6:00pm EST-ITS MORNING IN INDONESIA AND THE WEATHER IS NOT QUITE AS BAD.AND REPORTS SAY THEY SPOTTED 2 METAL OBJECTS IN THE WATER AGAIN.ONE 54 FEET LONG.ANOTHER 16 FEET LONG.SEE IF THESE ARE FALSE ALARMS AGAIN OR NOT.6.39PM: In its latest statement, AirAsia said cloudy weather, light rain, waves at 2 to 3 metres, strong underwater currents and poor visibility are hindering search operations. The airline also confirmed that the remains of Indra Yulianto, Hindarto Halim and Jou Brian Youvito, who were identified on Tuesday, have been handed over to their respective families. 6.48PM: The RSS Kallang has been experiencing poor weather and rough seas, which affects the underwater search for debris. "Despite unfavourable conditions, our sailors remain focused and are working hard to do their best," said CPT Koh Wee Seng, Operations Officer of RSS Kallang.It's their seventh day out at sea, and our mine countermeasure vessel RSS Kallang is still in the Java Sea conducting underwater search for the fuselage and black box of ‪#‎AirAsia‬ flight ‪#‎QZ8501‬. Equipped with underwater sensors and a Remotely Operated Vehicle, it is able to conduct underwater search for aircraft debris.Search efforts have been hampered by poor weather and rough seas. 8.26PM: Search sectors for Wednesday have been adjusted, with the establishment of two new sectors, said Malaysia Chief of Navy Abdul Aziz Jaafar.#QZ8510.Day 11. MPA Sector widened eastwards 40 nm n UWSA shrank to 300 sq nm. 2 new sectors, KNKT n LKP established. 8.41PM: The search operation has resumed with conducive early weather conditions, according to Channel NewsAsia reporter Jack Board, who is at Pangkalan Bun.Japanese helicopter crew takes off from base in Kalimantan for flight over #QZ8501 crash site.10.05PM: Authorities in Pangkalan Bun prepare to see off the bodies of two victims. They will be sent to Surabaya for identification.The final journey. Two bodies of victims of #QZ8501 to be flown to Surabaya to be formally identified. 


UPDATES-JAN 06,15-06:00PM
channelnewsasia updates in small type-8.40AM Quick recap: A quarter of the bodies of people on board QZ8501 have been recovered after Day 10 of the search for QZ8501. 16 of the bodies have been identified. Our correspondent in Pangkalan Bun, Jack Board, has a summary of the day's events. 10.18AM: With search and recovery operations hampered by heavy rain and strong winds of more than 20 knots, weather experts are on the ground to help provide quick and accurate information, Channel NewsAsia's Saifulbahri Ismail reports.Earlier today, 12 Muslim clerics left from Pangkalan Bun for the crash site to pray for victims, and for the success of the search operation. 10.24AM: In its latest statement, AirAsia said cloudy weather, light rain, waves at 2-3 metres, strong underwater currents and poor visibility are hindering search operations. The airline also confirmed that the remains of Indra Yulianto, Hindarto Halim and Jou Brian Youvito, who were identified today, were handed over to their respective families this afternoon. 


UPDATES-JAN 06,15-09:16AM
channelnewsasia updates in small type-12:42AM: Indonesia's Armed Forces Chief Moeldoko has announced on Twitter that he is headed to Pangkalan Bun to inspect search operations. 12.49AM: Top officials from Indonesia's military and police are expected to reach Pangkalan Bun Tuesday afternoon for a press conference, reports TODAY. 1.59AM: Indonesia Armed Forces Chief has landed in Pangkalan Bun via an Indonesia Armed Forces plane. US Seahawk helicopters are on standby to fly him to the USS Sampson. 2.00AM: Death certificates have been prepared for some of the victims, reports Sumisha Naidu. 2.13AM: Four air traffic control officers from Surabaya's Juanda International airport have been removed from their posts, reports Detik.com. They had failed to check the approved flight schedule for AirAsia Indonesia, according to Mr Wisnu Darjono, Indonesia AirNav's Director for Safety and Standard.2.13AM: Commander of the Indonesia Armed Forces General Moeldoko is now on the way to the USS Sampson via a US Seahawk helicopter. 3.37AM: Police in Surabaya announce that three victims of QZ8501 have been identified. They are Mr Indra Yulianto (14), based on forensics and CCTV recordings of the 51-year-old's outfit at the airport; Mr Hindarto Halim, 61 (15), and 19-year-old Jou Brian Youvito.(16) This means 16 out of 37 bodies retrieved have been identified.4.00AM: A Russian team has detected objects that could be AirAsia debris - described as big, red, orange and white in colour. They also found a "black square" the Jakarta Post quotes a military air base chief as saying. 4.05PM: Earlier today, BASARNAS chief Bambang Soelistyo told reporters that divers had taken advantage of a respite in bad weather at the search site to conduct searches. "Some divers have started to dive to the seabed," he said. 4:20AM: TWO MORE BODIES RECOVERED - Pangkalan Bun command operational director Supriyadi told media that Japan's JS Onami and Malaysia's KD Kasturi each recovered a body from the search site today. These brings the total bodies recovered to 39.4.50AM: China's rescue vessel Yongxingdao set sail from Sanya, Hainan Province, on Monday to assist the search operation for AirAsia flight QZ8501's black box, according to CCTV. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is expected to reach the site where the airplane went missing this Friday, naval authorities said. 5.20PM: An AirAsia flight between Kuala Namu Airport in Medan to Palembang was not allowed to take off today, as Indonesia's Transport Ministry reviews all flight approvals in the country, Metro TV reports. The review was ordered after it was found that AirAsia QZ8501 was flying on Sundays without authorisation, and four Surabaya airport officials have been removed from their positions for this. A Kuala Namu airport official said AirAsia's request for extra flights for the Kuala Namu- Palembang route on Tuesdays and Wednesday have not been approved.6.30AM: The Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) General Moeldoko said he saw for himself how difficult conditions are at sea, after he toured the QZ8501 search area. Speaking from Pangkalan Bun, he invited families to visit the crash site to scatter flowers and to view the search operations. He said the armed forces will provide the necessary assets to bring the families out there, but it depends on whether they accept the invitation.General Moeldoko also thanked all countries involved in the search and recovery operation. 7.13AM: The director of operations for Indonesia's national search and rescue agency Suryadi B. Supriyadi says search efforts by ships today did not make significant progress. Even though it was cloudy today, waves were as high as 3 metres and divers were not able to head underwater, TODAY reports. 7.41AM: TNI Commander General Moeldoko has left Pangkalan Bun, our correspondent Jack Board reports.General Moeldoko departs but his invite remains. Families have choice to accept offer to see crash site & say goodbye 

VIDEO-FAMILIES WELCOMED TO VISIT SEARCH SITE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5H_IeV9SqA

AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE AS PER 6TH JANUARY 2015 20:00 HRS LT (GMT+7)

SURABAYA, 6TH JANUARY 2015 –AirAsia Indonesia wishes to provide an update regarding the latest development on the tenth day of search and rescue operation of QZ 8501 lead by The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) Republic of Indonesia.The SAR operations continued around the focused area where the aircraft is most likely located. More than 40 vessels and 20 helicopters were deployed and focused to find the exact location of the plane’s wreckage as well as the black box.The weather was cloudy with light rain and waves at 2–3 meters. However, the underwater current is still strong around 4-5 knots and the visibility is still limited for the sea divers to identify more findings from under the sea.Indonesian National Armed Forces Commander, General Moeldoko visited the military base at Pangkalan Bun this afternoon, to inspect the search and evacuation operation which is still running today.This evening, BASARNAS also confirmed to recover two more remains from the focused search area. The two remains are still in Pangkalan Bun, waiting to be transported to Surabaya for further identification process.Meanwhile, the Disaster Victim Identification Police Department Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI) today announced that they have identified 3 more remains of QZ 8501 passengers as: Indra Yulianto (male), Hindarto Halim (male), Jou Brian Youvito (male). AirAsia Indonesia officially handed over the remains to the respective families at Bhayangkara Hospital, Surabaya this afternoon.To date, BASARNAS confirmed to have recovered a total of 39 remains of which 16 remains have been identified by DVI POLRI and 23 remains are still being identified.AirAsia would like to take this opportunity to urge the public seeking progress on the search and evacuation and identification process of QZ 8501 passengers to refer solely to official information from BASARNAS and DVI POLRI.Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families and friends of our passengers and colleagues on board QZ 8501.

Slow progress in AirAsia crash search-UPDATED: 06 Jan 2015 19:39-channel newsasia

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia: Recovery teams made patchy progress on Tuesday (Jan 6) in the search for bodies from the wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501, finding the remains of just two more victims on the tenth day of operations.Hindered by rough seas, the teams have found fewer than 40 bodies since the plane crashed during a storm early on December 28, carrying 162 people from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.Recovery workers are also yet to find the "black box" flight data recorders, crucial to determining the cause of the crash, although they have located five major parts of the plane on the seabed including a "suspected tail" - where flight recorders are usually housed.Divers were sent down to the sea floor during a break in the weather on Tuesday but they were struggling to investigate the wreckage, according to search official S B Supriyadi. "Some of them tried to dive but the bad weather hampered the diving operation," he told AFP from Pangkalan Bun, a town on Borneo island with the nearest airstrip to the wreckage."Divers haven't managed to get close to the large parts of the plane so far," he said.The operation has prioritised finding the bodies of the victims, all but seven of whom were Indonesian. All of the bodies found so far were spotted floating on the sea's surface, some still strapped into their seats, according to officials.The two bodies found on Tuesday brought the total recovered to 39, despite an extension to the area of sea being searched in the belief that debris and bodies may have drifted in strong currents.

BACKPACKS AND SHOES AMID DEBRIS

Indonesian navy commander Yayan Sofyan, whose warship Bung Tomo was the first to find debris last week, described to AFP some of the everyday objects they had recovered. "We found backpacks, suitcases, shoes, a chair for a baby," he said, adding that the search teams were determined to overcome the monsoon season weather to find more bodies."In our mind we just want to get the victims reunited with the rest of their families."Indonesia has ordered the suspension of aviation officials involved in the departure of the flight. It says the flight operated by AirAsia Indonesia was flying on an unauthorised schedule when it crashed.The airline, a unit of Malaysia-based AirAsia, has been suspended from flying the Surabaya-Singapore route -- although Singapore officials said they had given permission for the flight at their end. Indonesia's transport ministry also promised action against any domestic airlines violating their flying permits in the country, which has a patchy aviation safety record.The Indonesian meteorological agency BMKG has said weather was the "triggering factor" of the crash, with ice likely damaging the plane's engines. The initial report by BMKG into the likely cause referred to infra-red satellite pictures that showed the plane was passing through clouds with temperatures of minus 80 to minus 85 degrees Celsius.But it remained unclear why other planes on similar routes were unaffected by the weather, and other analysts said there was not enough information to explain the disaster until the flight recorders were recovered.In Surabaya, which was home to a number of the victims, a crisis centre has been up for identifying bodies and wakes have been held as they are returned to relatives.Eric Edi Santo lost his aunt and five other family members, but so far only two of their bodies have been found. He was holding out hope for the others. "They died so tragically, at least I want them to have a proper burial," he said.- AFP/ir

QZ8501: 4 Surabaya airport officials removed from posts-POSTED: 06 Jan 2015 14:29-CHANNEL NEWSASIA

SURABAYA: Four officers at the Surabaya's Juanda International airport air traffic control were removed from their positions as they were directly responsible for failing to check the approved flight schedule for AirAsia, reported Detik.com on Tuesday (Jan 6).According to Mr Wisnu Darjono, Indonesia AirNav's Director for Safety and Standard, the officers include the General Manager of AirNav Juanda airport.Mr Wisnu added that the officers failed to check the Winter schedule for AirAsia that allows the airline to operate the Surabaya-Singapore route on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Instead they had used the Summer schedule which allowed the airline to fly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.Mr Wisnu added no discrepancies have been found on other flights flying out of Surabaya following an extensive review of its operations.- CNA/av

UPDATES-JAN 06,15-12:03AM
channelnewsasia updates in small type-THERES 3,606 AIR BUS A320-200 AROUND THE WORLD.AND 6,000 A319,A321S AIR BUS PLANES AROUND THE WORLD.6:20PM-REPORTS SAY THEY MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE PLANES TAIL.SO THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THE BLACK BOXES FROM THE QZ8501.SO FAR MOST OF THE IDENTIFIED BODIES CAME FROM NEAR THE BACK OF THE PLANE.WHICH TELLS ME IT BROKE UP NEAR THE BACK OF THE PLANE.2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS MUST HAVE BEEN AT THE BACK OF THE PLANE. AND 5 PEOPLE FROM SEATS 3 TO 10 MUST HAVE GOT OUTTA THEIR SEATS BEFORE THEY DROWN TRYING TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY DOOR WHAT BROKE OFF.HERE ARE THE SEATS THAT DIED SO FAR. 2 FLIGHT ATTENDENTS-S-3C-S-6A-S-9E-S-10E-S-19A-S-21C-S-21F-S-23B-S-26B-S-26C-S-27A.THE QZ8501 MUST HAVE BROKE UP AROUND THE 17TH OR SO ROW OF SEATS. AND FROM ROWS 19-27 MUST HAVE DROWN OR BEEN KILLED INSTANTLY FROM THE BREAKUP OF THE PLANE. FIRST.AND WERE THE BRAKE WAS.THESE ROWS MUST OF FELL OUTTA THE PLANE FIRST. AS I STILL SAY MOST OF THE FRONT ROW PEOPLE SHOULD BE SEAT BELTED IN THEIR SEATS YET.WHEN FOUND. I'M JUST GOING BY THE FIRST 13 PEOPLE IDENTIFIED.BUT IT GIVES US A GREAT LOOK AT WERE THE DEAD CAME FROM.AND IT WAS FROM THE BACK OF THE PLANE.I STILL SAY THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT WERE THE LAST TO DROWN. BECAUSE I FIGURE THE WATER WOULD GET TO THEM ONLY IF THEY HAD THERE CABIN DOOR OPEN.IF NOT THEY MIGHT HAVE SURVIVED AWHILE.UNTIL THE WATER FINALLY DROWN THEM ALSO.

SEATING ON A320-200 BUT ONLY 28 ROWS ON QZ 8501 WAS 33 ROWS.
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Asiana/Asiana_Airbus_A320-200_V2.php

UPDATES-JAN 05,15-10:00PM
channelnewsasia updates in small type-11.45AM: The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Tuesday (Jan 6) reiterated that it is an airline's responsibility to separately obtain approval of their flight schedules from the respective civil aviation authorities at each end of the flight routing."There is no need for coordination between the two authorities in approving the airlines' schedules. This is international practice," said Ms Margaret Tan, Director (Air Transport) at CAAS, in a forum letter sent to and published by TODAY. She was responding to an article by Malay Mail Online carried by TODAY titled "Spotty coordination plaguing air safety: Asia-Pacific aviation chief".Questions had been raised about the coordination between Indonesia and Singapore's aviation authorities as AirAsia was reportedly not allowed to fly the Surabaya-Singapore-route on Sunday, which is when the crash occurred. 12.20PM: The search sector has been expanded another 17 nautical miles eastwards, and the total area is now 22,110 square nautical miles, said Malaysia's Chief of Navy Abdul Aziz Jaafar. However, the search is still hampered by the weather, with visibility at 3 nautical miles, he added.

QZ8501 crash victims' bodies can be left to decompose at sea, says Grand Imam-Agensi | Updated: January 04, 2015-ASTRO AWANI

JAKARTA: Bodies of AirAsia flight QZ8501 victims that have suffered extensive decay and deemed unrecognisable can be left to submerge in the water, said Istiqlal Mosque Grand Imam, Ali Mustafa Yakub.“If the victims have suffered extensive decomposition and are no longer recogniseable, best to leave the bodies to sink in the water,” said Ali Mustafa in an interview with Republika here, Sunday.Ali Mustafa also explained that people who died on board a vessel and requires longer time to be brought to the mainland, the human remains can be disposed in the ocean for the final resting.“If we wait until it (the body) reaches the mainland, the remains will smell,” he said.The method, he said was discussed in several Islamic kitab where the weighted body can be left to sink to the seabed. There the remain will be slowly buried by broken down further over months or years, depending on the acidity of the water.In today’s scenario, burial management is viewed crucial by using the existing state-of-the-art technology available.“Since we have the technology on conducting DNA tests, so best to bring the remains back to mainland,” he said.Ali also said that burials should be conducted as soon as possible following fardhu kifayah (communal obligatory) in Islamic teachings.

No mass funeral for AirAsia QZ8501 victims - Chief Police-Harits Asyraf Hasnan, Astro Awani | Updated: January 05, 2015

SURABAYA: Indonesia's National 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.According to its Chief General Sutarman, all victims will be identified before their families can claim the bodies.Sutarman was speaking to the families of flight QZ8501 victims where sternly disputed extensive media report regarding the alleged 'mass funeral'.“I will ensure all victims retrieved will be identifiedm too. No way, the mass funeral will occur as what was reported by the media, the news is hoax and the public should not take heed of it,” said Sutarman, during a press conference held at the Police Operation Centre (POLDA) in East Java, today.Sutarman has urged the victims' families to be patient as identification process remains delicate and requires long hours due to stringent investigation process.“If there are organs available, it will be faster, if there are only bones (left), we need longer time to process. There are the antamortem data available and we are certain that the identification process will be coherent and accurate,” he added.A total of 260 personnel from the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) have been tasked to identify the victims’ remains. It has been reported that forensics experts from Singapore, Australia, South Korea and Saudi Arabia will be joining the team soon.On a more personal note, Sutarman also apologised to the family members for the imminent delay in the identification process.The identification process, he clarified is not done in Pangkalan Bun.At approximately 2pm (local time), Bhayangkara Police Hospital in Ahmad Yani Street, Surabaya has received 34 victims’ bodies. Of this number, nine victims have been surrendered to the respective families.On Sunday, Indonesia's Istiqlal Mosque Grand Imam Ali Mustafa Yakub reportedly said that the victims' bodies which have suffered extensive decay and deemed unrecognisable can be left to submerge in the ocean.

AirAsia flight QZ8501: Indonesia will ensure compensation is paid, says transport chief
Published on Jan 5, 2015 8:00 PM-THE SRAITES TIMES


JAKARTA - Indonesia requires AirAsia Indonesia to pay compensation to the next of kin of victims of flight QZ8501, officials said on Monday."An airline must pay compensation," Acting Air Transportation Director-General Djoko Murdjatmodjo said. "The obligation to pay compensation lies with the airline," he said in response to a question on insurance payment by AirAsia.Payment dispute has arisen after AirAsia was reported to have illegally flying the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sundays when it was not granted permission from Indonesia to do so.Tribunnews had reported that AirAsia must pay 1.25 billion rupiah in insurance and other forms of payment for every passenger on the flight which went missing with 155 passengers on board on Dec 28.Search personnel have retrieved 37 bodies and debris so far from the Indonesian seas.

AirAsia flight QZ8501: Families of passengers get offer to board naval ship to plane's search location-Published on Jan 5, 2015 3:52 PM-THE STRAITS TIMES-By Amir Hussain

SURABAYA - Family members of passengers on the ill-fated AirAsia Flight QZ8501 have received an offer to board an Indonesian naval ship to visit the plane's search location.This is to "to lessen their sorrow and sense of loss", said Indonesia's armed forces chief Moeldoko on Monday.They will be ferried from Surabaya, where the AirAsia crisis centre for relatives is located, to Pangkalan Bun via military flight.Speaking at a press conference at the East Java police headquarters after he visited relatives at the crisis centre, General Moeldoko said he assured family members that the armed forces "is working hard (to find bodies and the plane wreckage) with friendly countries"."I told them to have trust in the armed forces that we are working hard," he said.Indonesia's police chief Sutarman said he also promised relatives that all bodies recovered will be identified."We are working to identify all bodies recovered, no matter the condition they arrive in, and to release them to their families," said Gen Sutarman.The Disaster Victim Identification team at the Bhayangkara hospital, 100m away from the crisis centre and where all recovered bodies will be taken to, now comprises 260 local and foreign forensic experts, he said.While fingerprint identification will take "just a matter of minutes", other methods of identification such as through dental records and DNA testing will take longer, he said.This is the first time both military and police chiefs are visiting relatives of the 162 people on board the ill-fated flight, which crashed in the Java Sea on Dec 28 while en route from Surabaya to Singapore.A total of 37 bodies have been recovered, with 34 of those brought to Bhayangkara hospital. Only nine have been released to their families. The other 25 remain in cold storage here, waiting to be identified by forensic experts working round the clock.

AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ 8501-Media Information (Issue 2)-30 December 2014

Airbus has been informed by the Indonesian authorities that the accident site of flight QZ 8501 has been located.The company wishes to offer the sincere sympathies of its management and staff to all those who have been affected by the loss of this aircraft.In line with international convention, the official investigation into this accident is being led by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC), which will be supported by relevant international safety agencies. These include the French safety investigation authority BEA, which is an accredited party representing the state of design and manufacture of the aircraft.The release of all further information related to the progress of the investigation and the publication of findings will be undertaken by the NTSC.With safety as its prime concern, Airbus reaffirms its full commitment to provide all necessary technical assistance to the investigation authorities in order to establish the cause of this tragic accident.

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