Fox News Strikes Again - Presents theory for the Flight QZ8501 disappearance

A Fox News presenter who commented that the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 may have disappeared because the pilots used metric, rather than imperial, measurement systems has been lambasted online.

Footage appears to show presenter Anna Kooiman link the use of different measurement systems to the safety of flights abroad.

AirAsia Flight QZ8501 disappeared en route from Indonesia to Singapore on Sunday. Rescue teams, including warships, planes and search boats, have been scrambled in an attempt to locate the missing flight and all 162 passengers on board.

Speaking to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson Scott Brenner, Kooiman says: "It’s kilometres or miles. You know, everything about their training could be similar, but different."