The French co-pilot of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Resmi-Emmanuel Plesel wascontrolling the aircraft when it crashed into the sea, killing all 162people on board, said chief investigator Mardjono Siswosuwarno onJanuary 29.
Based on the collected date, the investigators fromIndonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) affirmedthat the aircraft was in good condition and permitted weight when ittook off from Surabaya and the flight crew had correct licenses andmedical certificates.
They also said that the data stated thatthere was no abnormal signal recorded until the aircraft vanished fromthe radar screens.
Siswosuwarno revealed that NTSC successfullydownloaded the recordings and hoped to conduct the detailed analysiswithin 12 months in line with the regulations from the InternationalCivil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
AirAsia Flight QZ8501lost contact with an air traffic control station in the morning ofDecember 28, only 42 minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s Surabayaairport for Singapore.
Itcarried 162 passengers and crew members, including 155 Indonesians,three Koreans, one Singaporean, one Malaysian, one French, and oneBritish.
Only 72 bodies have so far been recovered.-VNA
Based on the collected date, the investigators fromIndonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) affirmedthat the aircraft was in good condition and permitted weight when ittook off from Surabaya and the flight crew had correct licenses andmedical certificates.
They also said that the data stated thatthere was no abnormal signal recorded until the aircraft vanished fromthe radar screens.
Siswosuwarno revealed that NTSC successfullydownloaded the recordings and hoped to conduct the detailed analysiswithin 12 months in line with the regulations from the InternationalCivil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
AirAsia Flight QZ8501lost contact with an air traffic control station in the morning ofDecember 28, only 42 minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s Surabayaairport for Singapore.
Itcarried 162 passengers and crew members, including 155 Indonesians,three Koreans, one Singaporean, one Malaysian, one French, and oneBritish.
Only 72 bodies have so far been recovered.-VNA
