As bad weather hampers recovery efforts, investigators believe that the pilot climbing too steeply may have caused the plane to stall.
Over 50 divers are preparing to descend to the floor of the Java Sea to explore the suspected wreckage of the AirAsia plane.
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Indonesia's air force brought the first two bodies recovered from the AirAsia Flight 8501 crash site to Surabaya.
On the fourth day of a multinational search operation, Indonesian officials said that they had found the missing Airbus A320 in the Java Sea.
The family of the plane's commander, Capt. Iriyanto, had only days ago seen his brother die from diabetes.
AirAsia confirmed debris found in the Karimata Strait was from missing Flight 8501.
A nearly three-day-long search operation in the Java Sea has led to the recovery on Tuesday of debris and bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501.
Footage of search teams recovering a body from the sea was shown live to relatives at Surabaya airport.
The flight was scheduled to depart at 3:10 p.m., local time, from Manila, but took off about two hours later due to bad weather.
The AirAsia plane's disappearance triggered comparisons with Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which has yet to be found.
Family members of the plane’s passengers watched the recovery operation unfold in graphic detail on TV, from a waiting room at Surabaya airport.
Images of rescue operations for AirAsia flight QZ 8501 and relatives of the missing people at the Juanda International Airport, Surabaya.
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes took to Twitter to express his feelings as reports emerged of debris and bodies being found in the Java Sea.
A body and other objects, suspected to be from the missing plane, are being brought to an Indonesian navy ship, reports say.
With the case of Flight 8501, low-cost Asian carriers' safety standards are being scrutinized more now.
Indonesia has sent a ship to test an oil patch found in the reported location of the downed AirAsia plane to see if it is aircraft fuel.
Allianz is believed to be also facing insurance liabilities of nearly $200 million for the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flights MH370 and MH17.
Thirty ships and 15 aircraft looked for the missing AirAsia plane. Underwater locator beacon detectors will be deployed next.
In recent weeks, the region has witnessed severe thunderstorms and dense cumulonimbus clouds rising to a height of nearly 45,000 feet.
There were 131 people on board the Boeing 737 airplane operated by India-based Jet Airways.
AirAsia's stock fell nearly 8 percent on Monday, making it the biggest one-day drop in more than three years for the company.
A family of five canceled its vacation to Singapore because a grandfather was ill. A British man and his daughter weren't so lucky.
Officials says there were 478 passengers and crew members on the Norman Atlantic at the time of the fire.
The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 plane model has had just 54 incidents during 85 million flights since 1988.
The search for the missing AirAsia Flight 8501 has been suspended overnight.
Indonesia AirAsia QZ8501's fate is unknown, but the flight could be associated with the first fatalities in the 18-year history of AirAsia Bhd.
The missing plane is an Airbus A320-200, which was delivered to AirAsia in October 2008, according to Airbus.
It was unclear whether there had been casualties or if any passengers were in the water.