and retrieve the black boxes, the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. investigators rely on that data to piece together exactly what happened. until that evidence is available, it's pretty pointless to speculate. having said that and bad weather alone will not only bring down a modern jet and i think the investigation team will be looking closely at possible equipment malfunction and/or the crew action but it's as we say, it's difficult to do. we have the evidence. one shouldn't speculate. >> absolutely t. safety record of airasia has been flawless. however, a lot of airlines in the area some have been black listed particularly in flying over the iu for example, what is the state of aviation and safety in the asia-pacific region? >> reporter: well, flying is extremely safe and the safest