As night fell over the Java Sea on Sunday, Indonesian authorities suspended until Monday morning a search for an AirAsia Indonesia jet carrying 162 people. The Airbus A320-200 had departed the Indonesian city of Surabaya around 5:30 a.m. on what would have been a short trip to Singapore. But air traffic control lost contact with the pilot approximately 40 minutes later, according to Indonesian officials. Sunday’s missing plane marks the third aviation incident involving Malaysia this year. In March, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people over the Indian Ocean. In July, 298 people were killed aboard a Malaysia …read more
Source: The Atlantic
