Rdmarsiii Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 It's still not confirmed, but God be with the people and families of the Malaysia Airlines flight that is still missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 If there were to be any good to come out of this it would be miraculous . I'm not optimistic however . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 If there were to be any good to come out of this it would be miraculous . I'm not optimistic however . I completely agree. The 777 has a nearly perfect record, the only fatalities being caused by pilot error, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The real concern is that there was no indication from the cockpit that the plane was in trouble. This would seem to indicate a spontaneous event. e.g. an explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Apparently, 2 of the passengers on board were using stolen passports, leading some to believe that terrorism could be the culprit. Regardless of cause, the result is tragic. It's also interesting that this very aircraft was involved in a "ground" accident, and lost part of it's wing in that collision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Apparently, 2 of the passengers on board were using stolen passports, leading some to believe that terrorism could be the culprit. Regardless of cause, the result is tragic. It's also interesting that this very aircraft was involved in a "ground" accident, and lost part of it's wing in that collision. <p>I didn't hear about that part. If it wasn't fixed correctly, that could very well be what caused this. When did this occur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Apparently, 2 of the passengers on board were using stolen passports, leading some to believe that terrorism could be the culprit. Regardless of cause, the result is tragic. It's also interesting that this very aircraft was involved in a "ground" accident, and lost part of it's wing in that collision. <p>I didn't hear about that part. If it wasn't fixed correctly, that could very well be what caused this. When did this occur? 2012 http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/missing-malaysia-airlines-jet-had-ground-collision-2012-n47706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) As of this posting the search is concentrated around an oil slick found in the Gulf of Thailand. Malaysia Airlines has issued a statement to expect the worst. The mystery of what happened to a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared with 239 people on board early Saturday appeared to deepen Sunday when Malaysia's air force chief told reporters that military radar indicated that the plane may have turned from its flight route before losing contact. The plane was two hours into its flight when Subang Air Traffic Control lost contact at 2:40 a.m. local time (1:40 p.m. Friday ET). It was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. local time. The last radar signal was received as the aircraft approached Vietnam airspace near the Ca Mau province. The twin-engine jet was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew.They're from 14 countries, including 153 from China, 38 from Malaysia, seven from Indonesia, six from Australia, five from India, three from France, two each from New Zealand, Ukraine and Canada and sole travelers from Russia, Italy, Taiwan, Austria and the Netherlands. There are three Americans on the manifest and two of those young children - Nicole Meng, 4, and Yan Zhang, 2. Edited March 9, 2014 by JL Sargent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Apparently, "suspicious debris" has also been found, and recent intel suggests the aircraft may have turned around before being disappeared. At the same time, some social media "personas" insist that a safe landing occurred in either China or VietNam. My guess is, well, just that; a guess, but I'd like to know what happened. French flight 447, or otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Regardless of what the airline and SAR authorities claim about the plane "simply disappearing", the public is being denied all the facts per the usual case. The aircraft lost contact just outside the outer fringes of EW radar monitored airspace. Awfully tragic, or awfully convenient depending upon the genuine nature of the circumstance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Seems the pilot has or had some issues . http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/flight-370-captain-had-two-very-bad-days-before-disappe-1545319644/@flyingphotog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 The poor families of the passengers deserve some sort of closure or information. I hope the veil of mystery is raised soon, for their sakes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) I'm saddened by the reporting of investigations surrounding the pilot and his computer, yes I understand the need to do this, and the need for the public to know. Seems the press is really putting so much into this part of the investigation that they are even hoping this is the answer to it. Sorry but I find this disturbing, and believe the investigation should be done in such a way that no suspicion can be cast on him until the probe is concluded.. Am I alone with this? Even I am watching this investigation now with a sense of maybe he was involved, I can only imagine how his family are feeling at this moment. Edited March 19, 2014 by oldenough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My hope is that the investigators are actually being impartial, while simply looking at all angles. This provides fodder for the media to sensationalize each possibility, which is what we the viewers are exposed to. CNN has a "crazy" amount of coverage, and Mother Jones has some plain "crazy" information. I'll believe the story (maybe) once everything comes out. Find the plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I agree, the investigators can/will only come to conclusions based on what they find. I just keep thinking about that pilots family, they have also "lost" someone but have the added burden of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Right now there is live reporting that satellite imagery has uncovered likely debris in the Indian Ocean about 1,500 miles SW of Perth, Australia. Major sea and air resources are being moved in over staggering distances to investigate. The facts may turn out to be quite different from some of the theories we've been hearing. This sounds almost like a "zombie plane" scenario, with everyone suddenly incapacitated for some awful reason as in the Helios 737 crash: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522 Edited March 20, 2014 by LarryC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) I am saddened that this story is causing uS to have an excuse to ignore the tragedy in the Crimea, Edited March 20, 2014 by Sancho Panza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I am saddened that this story is causing uS to have an excuse to ignore the tragedy in the Crimea, I guess I don't fully understand the tragedy part. The people voted and overwhelmingly wanted to join Russia. Are you saying the vote was rigged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Illegal, maybe rigged too. How do you think the Germans in Czechoslovakia would have voted, before the Germans took over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Illegal, maybe rigged too. How do you think the Germans in Czechoslovakia would have voted, before the Germans took over? That's a valid point. Were the Germans in Czechoslovakia in the majority then? Didn't Crimea used to be part of the USSR at one point? Edited March 20, 2014 by CECAA850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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