H.E. Saif Mohamed Al Suwaidi, the Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority, stated that: “The data contained in the flight recorders, represents an important aspect of the investigation, The FDR data may show the progress of the flight and the behavior of essential aircraft systems. The investigation team will analyze the recorded data to determine the aircraft technical performance and crew control inputs. The CVR contains all communications which took place in the cockpit and communications between the crew and ATC. The CVR records the last two hours of the flight.”

Mr. Ismail Al Hosani, Assistant Director General of the Air Accident Investigation Sector, stated that: ”As of today 22 March 2016, all of the wreckage has been collected from the accident site and transported to a hangar for initial examination. The wreckage will be sorted and any parts that may require forensic examination will be identified.”