Air Asia 'black box' found

Indonesian divers have retrieved the flight data recorder of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501, say officials.

The head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Bambang Soelistyo, said teams were still looking for the second device, its cockpit voice recorder.

It was essential that the black box (red in fact – the term ‘black box probably derives from early electronics which were often called ‘black boxes’ being outside what was known in those days) be found quickly and it is hoped to offer some explanation of what went wrong

AirAsia flight QZ8501 disappeared in bad weather on 28 December with 162 people on board.

The aircraft, which was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, is thought to be deep in the Java Sea.

Dozens of bodies have been recovered but most of the victims are believed to still be inside the fuselage, which has not been found.  www.airasia.com

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