is going to be for them, this massive influx of airlines coming in, it s really training your staff and really developing a safety culture around what they do, where they make sure they follow the rules. they don t cut corners on checklists. and they know the appropriate procedures when, for circumstances that can arise during routine air travel. great, we ll leave it there. the managing id tor of flight global.com. thanks for being with us, greg. thank you. airasia has never had a crash before. it s a popular budget carrier based in malaysia and flies to about 100 destinations in 22 countries. it has affiliates in the philippines. malaysia and indonesia. it holds a 49% stake in its
from really the communications debacle after mh 370? i think every ceo of an airline around the world has learned something from the malaysia airlines situation. that was impersonal, disorganized. it was really a checklist of alt bad things that an airline could do. reporter: malaysia airlines is replacing its ceo as part of the company s recovery plan. as for airasia s fernandes, the outspoken ceo may have managed to turn around a failing airline, but his biggest challenge is ahead. we have carried 220 million people up to this point. of course there s going to be some reaction, but we re confident in our ability to fly people. reporter: the question now, will fliers feel as confident? poppy harlow, cnn, new york. well, there s been a massive search over a vast area. after the break, we ll show you how teams from seven countries
in africa. operations were forced to be suspended on monday. a problem was reported with the landing gear. it burned off fuel for several hours before safely landing on the airplane s single runway, virgin s founder praised the crew for that safe landing. we ll take a look at how airasia s ceo is handling the search for the missing plane as the search continues to expand. you re driving along, having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn t there and the next second. boom! you ve had your first accident.
or landing somewhere in the world. the missing plane was delivered to airasia in 2008. since then, the airline says it has taken off some 13,600 times, logging approximately 23,000 hours in the air. airasia 8501 was carrying enough fuel for three hours of flight. shortly before disappearing, the pilot asked if he could ascend to 38,000 feet. that request was denied. the a320 is certified to fly up to 39,000 feet. its absolute limit is 42,000 feet. weight, temperature and fuel all play a role in how high the plane can fly safely. in its history, 16 have crashed, nine were deadly, resulting in 656 deaths on the planes or on the ground. the first crash, shortly after