pilot asked air traffic control for permission to turn left and ascend from 32,000 feet to 38,000 feet to avoid storm clouds. the turn was approved but the request to climb was denied due to heavy traffic. this is the last known communication from the crew. the weather conditions were not good. but further than that we don t want to speculate. a green grab reportedly leaked by an air traffic controller good appears to show flight qz-8501 rising in altitude but losing speed. traveling at a velocity too slow to sustain flight. airasia says at 6:24 a.m., it lost contact with flight 8501. at 7:55 a.m., the flight is officially declared missing. the indonesian authorities leading the multinational search effort say the missing plane is likely at the bottom of the sea. so crews are focusing on this broad, yet shallow air, between
Capabilities-auto-pilot
Air-traffic-control
Feet
Request
Permission
Traffic
Turn
Storm-clouds
32000
38000
Crew
Communication