Jakarta (AFP) – A US warship Tuesday joined an expanded search for an AirAsia passenger plane missing off Indonesia as the pilot’s last words to air traffic control were revealed.The recording shows the pilot wanted to avoid a menacing storm system before all communication was lost, an Indonesian air safety official said.More than 48 hours after the Airbus A320-200 carrying 162 people lost contact en route from Indonesia’s second largest city Surabaya to Singapore, no clue has been found as to the plane’s final location or fate.Before take-off the pilot had asked for permission to fly at a higher level …read more
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