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Stick around so we can come back to you to continue this conversation as more details come in to us. mary, we thank you. we turn now to richard quest, cnns aviation correspondent, who joins us on the phone. richard, its hard to believe that the year is not out yet, were talking about another missing aircraft. we dont know the details here, but an airasia flight has lost contact with air traffic controllers. what jumps out at you right now? >> well, what will jump out at me, aisha, is first of al...

Out at me, and first and foremost is there was an unusual request for unusual route requested, and some people have questioned whether weather might come into play. ordinarily, the pilots would get the updated weather from air traffic control and of course their on-board radar. so whether there was weather in the area would not be a mystery. so i would immediately question whether weather was a factor. and requesting an unusual route will certainly raise some suspicion. before you take oft pilot...

This ability of satellite tracking on the plane can actually do it. so what we dont know at this point, whether this aircraft had that kind of capability. but we do have the advantage right now to track it on radar. >> and the airbus 320, give us a little back story to it. its safety record. this is a plane that works hard, works tirelessly, flies all over the world. >> thats right. the 320 is a workhorse. its basically in use around the world. it doesnt have any particul particular -- if you ha...