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AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes on crash probe: 'We will not leave any stone unturned'

Dec 01, 2015 - 4:58 PM

In a series of tweets Fernandes responds to the results of the investigation that blamed system error and crew action

'SCARS.' CEO of AirAsia Tony Fernandes attending a funeral ceremony for Khairunisa Haidar Fauzi, a flight attendant onboard AirAsia flight QZ8501, in Palembang, on Jan. 2. File photo by AFP

What caused AirAsia crash? Faulty control system, crew action

Dec 01, 2015 - 3:36 PM

Repeated problems with the system led to the pilots disengaging the autopilot in stormy weather in a bid to fix the situation and then losing control of the plane

Image apparently showing the back part of the plane on the sea bed. Image from Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen's Facebook page

TIMELINE: What happened to AirAsia QZ8501?

Nov 24, 2015 - 5:50 PM

Here is a timeline from the day the plane crashed to other developments leading to the announcement on the investigation s results on Tuesday December 1

Image apparently showing the back part of the plane on the sea bed. Image from Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen's Facebook page

Remember Air Asia crash from Indonesia to Singapore? Gov't to announce probe results

Nov 14, 2015 - 3:31 PM

Indonesia will announce the results of the probe on the plane that crashed during a trip from Surabaya to Singapore

DEVASTATING NEWS. Family members of passengers onboard the missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 react after watching news reports showing an unidentified body floating in the Java sea, inside the crisis-centre set up at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on December 30, 2014. Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP