Malaysia Airlines 777 missing

No weather, well above altitude for concern, new b777. I hope this isn't an attack.

Be it terrorism, or scuttle.
 
I'm still blown away that in this day and age, large commercial aircraft continue to go missing. You would think they would be uploading all sorts of parameters - starting with their position - every couple minutes or so.
 
UVM03 said:
No weather, well above altitude for concern, new b777. I hope this isn't an attack.

Be it terrorism, or scuttle.
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I just can't come up with a motive or group who would have reason to sabotage a MAS jet to Beijing.

Im sure there are, just can't think of any.
 
FlySooner9 said:
Could be an attack or hazardous cargo gone bad.
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Yeah, who knows what they let go (I surely don't know either way). Would hate to see another battery situation (UPS). This airplane was build for that containment, and you would think that they would have had at least some time to communicate in that case
 
canadian_atc said:
Not sure the prime radar coverage in that country.

Your average prime radar has 80-90NM of range depending on the weather.... perhaps some prime coverage gave them an indication of this.

It wouldnt be difficult to just turn off the transponder and fly the aircraft somewhere else... hijacking or otherwise... I wouldnt rule it out.
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Exactly. Look at some recent departures from WMKK on flightaware. They all drop off fairly soon after departure.
 
Malaysian website now showing passenger nationalities and crew names. Not looking too good.

http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/dark-site.html

Saturday, March 08, 10:30 AM MYT +0800 Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident - 3rd Media Statement
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are deeply saddened this morning with the news on MH370.

Malaysia Airlines confirms that flight MH370 had lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, today. There has been speculation that the aircraft has landed at Nanming. We are working to verify the authenticity of the report and others.

Flight MH370 was operated on a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. It departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time.

The flight was carrying a total number of 239 passengers and crew – comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members. The passengers were of 14 different nationalities - citizens from:-



1. China – 152 plus 1 infant

2. Malaysia - 38

3. Indonesia - 12

4. Australia - 7

5. France - 3

6. United States of America – 3 pax plus 1 infant

7. New Zealand - 2

8. Ukraine - 2

9. Canada - 2

10. Russia - 1

11. Italy - 1

12. Taiwan - 1

13. Netherlands - 1

14. Austria - 1

This flight was a code share with China Southern Airlines.

We are working with authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft.

Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew.

The flight was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a Malaysian aged 53. He has a total flying hours of 18,365hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981. First officer, Fariq Ab.Hamid, a Malaysian, is aged 27. He has a total flying hours of 2,763 hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 2007.

Our focus now is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members.

The airline will provide regular updates on the situation. The public may contact +603 7884 1234. For media queries, kindly contact +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.

Next-of-kin may head to the Support Facility Building at KLIA’s South Support Zone. For directions, call 03 8787 1269.
 
This just reported https://twitter.com/chinaorgcn

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  1. 7:39 PM - 7 Mar 2014 · Details
    " data-tweet-id="442142455954022400" data-feedback-key="stream_status_442142455954022400">
    China.org.cn ‏@chinaorgcn 4m
    A Vietnamese official said signal of the missing #MH370 plane has been detected at some 120 nautical miles southwest of Ca Mau province.





  2. 7:34 PM - 7 Mar 2014 · Details
    " data-tweet-id="442141186438885376" data-feedback-key="stream_status_442141186438885376">
    China.org.cn ‏@chinaorgcn 9m
    UPDATE:Vietnamese rescue official says missing #MalaysiaAirlines plane's signal detected. http://on.china.cn/1n4aTPn

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  1. 7:47 PM - 7 Mar 2014 · Details
    " data-tweet-id="442144462366470144" data-feedback-key="stream_status_442144462366470144">
    China.org.cn ‏@chinaorgcn 2m
    Missing plane's signal detected http://on.china.cn/1n41ZBm #MH370

Can't speak to it's accuracy, obviously.
 
Nark said:
Funny how this thread's tone is vastly different than the similar one a weeks or so ago...
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This one was reported by the air carrier, the last one oddly had no "official" announcements until the incident was over.

Wonder if the ELT thing is true.
 
canadian_atc said:
120NM is almost exactly halfway across the straight...
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Would this be close?

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Im trying to find a way to plot historical Flight tracker area traffic... hoping I find nothing... but curious given the nature of this incident.
 
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