some sort of sophisticated underwater search equipment. the seventh fleet is standing by ready to help. this really is ramping up. a lot of aviation analysts that i speak to say they expect some sort of news some sort of breakthrough in the next 24 to 48 hours. certainly will be hoping for that as well. thank you so much for that, andrew. let s bring in cnn aviation correspondent rene marsh who s taking a closer look at the plane that was involved. we look at all aspects when something like this happens. what s the safety record of this plane? when you look at the a-320 it has a pretty good record. consider this every two seconds someplace in the world, you have an a-320 either taking off or landing. so shows you how much this airplane is in the air. it is not only flown by international carriers but almost every u.s. carrier flies the a-320 when you talk about safety record this specific
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through its flight from indonesia to singapore. and there s been no trace of the plane since then. investigators say bad weather was probably a factor in the plane s disappearance. they suspect it s now at the bottom of the sea. but nothing is certain until some debris and the black boxes are found. our correspondents are standing by they re exploring all the newest information about the plane, the pilots and what went wrong. first, to cnn s andrew stevens with the airport in surbuya. andrew, give us the latest. reporter: it is full light here. the planes have taken off, the ships are resuming their search and there s real hopes in the next 24 to 48 hours we ll get some way to unlocking this mystery. most experts say this is the expectation. within the next two days we legal have some clues as to the