How Unusual Is It For A Commercial Plane To Cease Communication?
The loss of AirAsia QZ8501 evokes memories of Flight MH370, which also disappeared from radar screens in March of this year. While these two instances occurred relatively close together in time, the chances of such high-profile planes falling off the radar without any warning are extremely rare — especially within the same year.

December 29, 2014 at 05:20PM
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