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.
The plane had requested permission to change its flight plan and fly at a higher altitude to avoid bad weather.
On Sunday afternoon, Indonesia formally accepted Singapore's offer to help in the search efforts.
Indonesia's civil aviation authority is leading search and rescue operations for the plane, which disappeared early Sunday.
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