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Search and rescue i should say, was conducted. and people will be asked questions about this helicopter situation. >> remarkable only one person has died. >> a story we'll stay on top of for you here on cnn. we'll also continue our coverage of flight qz 8501. >> and we'll have here on the safety record of the a-320 that was involved. stay with us. why do i cook for the holidays? to share with family to carry on traditions to come together, even when we're apart in stuffing, mashed potatoes gravy, and more, swanson® makes holiday dishes delicious!

>> thanks, pedram. airasia is a young airline. a near flawless safety record. what about the aircraft itself? cnn's rene marsh with more on the a-320. >> reporter: we know this is a newer aircraft. six years old. the delivery date is october of 2008. as far as flight time it has about 23,000 flight hours. it is what you would call a workhorse for commercial aviation. a well traveled aircraft. the safety record for the a-320 is pretty good when you consider the millions of flights this family of aircraft has made. now at this point, airbus is very careful with the language it is using. it is no...

Want to tackle that mary? >> absolutely. you know, that's an excellent question and a question that really has to be asked by the investigators of the airline because the theories on that have changed dramatically now that we have on board weather radar and weather facilities in the airlines. and a lot of u.s. carriers will opt to cancel flights rather than not just risk the lives but also risk the schedule. and that's a very good question give than wall of red, that horrible weather. i think the answer is they shouldn't have been there but that remains to be seen by the investigation. >> as f...

Of a plane in southeast asia. the whereabouts of airasia flight 8501 and the 162 people on board unknown. >> we realize the worst thing may have happened. >> reporter: 15 planes and 30 ships scanned these two areas in the java sea for wreckage. still no sign of the jetliner. the search expands tuesday. >> they have a very good idea where it was. it's in a confined area and also in an area where the water is relatively shallow, say 150 feet versus 10,000 or 20,000 feet. so all of those factors, to me make it like i the airplane will be found. >> reporter: sunday morning, 5:36 local time the air...

Theories of the pilots. >> the a320 has a rough start decades ago, literally. right now it's one of the most advanced airplanes. in fact boeing chase edd an exceedingly safe airplane. you don't get safer than that but they are built by the hand of man and that can lead to problems sometimes. >> but as far as power -- >> that has always been our argument. have the pilots gotten to fly because they are automatic? will, there are a number of