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December 30th, 2014
10:47 PM ET

Families respond to recovery of Flight 8501 victims

The first remains from AirAsia Flight 8501 have been recovered. The world will never be the same for their families and loved ones.

Andrew Stevens reports that some of them only found out about the grim discovery from local media rather than from officials.


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December 29th, 2014
11:12 PM ET

AirAsia flight disappearance raises questions about A320

The plane AirAsia used for Flight 8501 is an Airbus 320. The plane is so commonly used that Airbus claims one plane from the A320 family is either taking off or landing every 2.5 seconds.

Miguel Marquez takes a closer look at the A320.


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December 29th, 2014
10:58 PM ET

Smoke spotted in AirAsia flight's search zone

There is no sign of AirAsia Flight 8501. Media in Indonesia report smoke was spotted on an island in the search zone.

Jim Sciutto breaks the news and discusses the location of the smoke sighting.


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December 29th, 2014
10:46 PM ET

AirAsia flight's final moments and the search for answers

Just under 40 minutes after takeoff, the pilot of AirAsia Flight 8501 makes his last known communication to air traffic control. Soon after, the plane disappears from radar screens.

Stephanie Elam looks at the flight's final moments and the desperate search for the missing plane.


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