He may have finally signalled the end of the search , but AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes says the airline is not giving up on finding the missing victims from crashed flight QZ8501 . A total of 60 bodies still remain missing since the plane , en route from Surabaya , Indonesia , to Singapore , crashed into the Java Sea on December 28 , killing all 162 people on board . Speaking in Sydney , Mr Fernandes said the airline was giving it 'one last shot ' at recovering those still missing . AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes maintains he refuses to give up hope of finding those still missing . Mr Fernandes was speaking at a press conference in Sydney on Thursday . Rescuers wave at an Indonesian Air Force helicopter while standing around the rescued tail section of flight QZ8051 . 'Our message is we 're not giving up , ' he told reporters on Thursday . They ( the families ) know that because I am speaking to them every day . ' The airline 's message to families was 'keep hoping , keep going ' , he said . 'It is our responsibly to look after those families as best as we can , ' Mr Fernandes said . Mr Fernandes , in Australia to announce an airfare sale , said the QZ8051 recovery work would continue round the clock for seven to 10 more 'operational days ' before being shut down . The tail section of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501 is taken away by at the Crest Onyx ship . The AirAsia plane crashed into the Java Sea on December 28 , killing all 162 people on board . AirAsia X acting CEO , Ben Ismail , listens to a question during a press conference announcing an airfare sale in Sydney on Thursday . He said he was in 'constant dialogue ' with the families of those still missing , and that `` contingencies '' would be put in place should not all the bodies be located . 'QZ8051 was probably the worst moment of my life and it continues to be something that will haunt me forever , ' he said . Mr Fernandes would not be drawn on why the preliminary official report into the crash was not being made public . Indonesian investigators earlier this year submitted the report into the plane crash to the International Civil Aviation Organisation , keeping its contents secret . An Indonesian search and rescue helicopter prepares for landing on the Indonesian navy vessel KRI Timur Yunusov Aceh during operations in the Java Sea . Mr Fernandes said it was 'not right for him to say whether they should have or whether they should n't have '' publicised the report , adding there must have been a 'valid reason ' for the decision . He also defended AirAsia 's safety record . 'All I can say is that we 're regulated by lots and lots of authorities and no one has banned us from coming to their country , ' he said . Mr Fernandes also said he supported better aircraft tracking technology amid the ongoing mystery about the whereabouts of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 . Mr Fernandes supports the move for better aircraft tracking technology . ' I ca n't see why data ca n't be sent to the cloud every five minutes for instance , ' he said . 'It 's ridiculous in this day and age that you can find your iPhone but we ca n't find an aircraft . '
Search for victims of AirAsia plane crash is finally coming to an end . AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes admits recovery mission is ending . He is in 'constant dialogue ' with the families of those still missing . Mr Fernandes also said he supported better aircraft tracking technology . Comment: