Originally Posted by
aseanaero
Read it again ... when they say 'badan utama pesawat' they are talking about the wing , they are 'in process' of raising the fuselage.
If you look very closely at the photograph by enlarging it does look like part of the fuselage is still attached to the wing so perhaps that's what they mean.
'Badan utama pesawat' translates directly as "primary body of aircraft". Wing is 'sayap' in Bahasa. That article even gives the English translation in the article as 'fuselage'. And yes, I'm fluent in Bahasa.
Badan SAR Nasional (Basarnas) berhasil mengangkat fuselage (bagian badan utama) pesawat AirAsia QZ8501 di Selat Karimata This translates as Basarnas were successful in raising the fuselage of Air Asia QZ8501 in the Karimata straits. If you don't believe me, you can use
Google translate.
As for the photo, news agencies use any photos they can find which may or not be directly related to the articles they publish.