Officials in Jordan say they are still awaiting proof that a pilot held by Islamic State is alive, as the country works closely with Japan to secure the release of two hostages.
IS had said it would kill Jordan's captured Lieutenant Muath al Kasaesbeh by sunset on Thursday unless Amman freed female Iraqi jihadist Sajida al Rishawi.
The militant group has also said hostage Japanese journalist Kenji Goto's freedom depends on the release of the failed suicide bomber.
Jordan has demanded evidence that the airman who crashed in Syria on 24 December is still alive before freeing al Rishawi, who is on death row.
And military spokesman Mamdoh al Ameri said: "Jordan has so far received no information that proves the pilot Muath al Kasaesbeh is safe and sound."
Jordan has offered to free al Rishawi, who was convicted for her part in triple-hotel bombings in the Jordanian capital in 2005 that killed 60 people, if IS releases the pilot.
While IS threatened Mr al Kassasbeh's life, it was not clear from its latest message if the jihadist group was ready to free him as part of an exchange.
Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said every effort was being made to secure the release of Mr Goto.
"We are gathering and analysing information while asking for cooperation from Jordan and other countries, making every effort to free Kenji Goto," he told a parliamentary panel.
Japanese chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo was doing everything it could, but would not answer whether negotiations had stalled and if there was any progress.
"We are doing the things we have to, one after the other, steadily," he told a news conference.
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