Investigators Recover Tail of AirAsia Jet; Black Boxes Not Found

The tail section of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea has been raised but Indonesian investigators did not find the black box recorders inside. A metal section with the words "AirAsia" visible across it was brought to the sea's surface on Saturday using floatation devices. The aircraft carried the cockpit voice and flight data recorders -- or black boxes -- near its tail. Their recovery is key to learning why the plane crashed on December 28, killing...

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