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| Malaysia says no evidence missing plane flew hours after losing contact |
| 2014-03-15 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Malaysian authorities yesterday said there was no evidence that a jetliner missing for almost six days flew for hours after losing contact with air traffic controllers and continued to transmit technical data. The Wall Street Journal said US aviation Sherlocks and national security officials believed the Boeing 777 flew for a total of five hours, based on data automatically downloaded and sent to the ground from its Rolls-Royce Trent engines as part of a standard monitoring programme. "Those reports are inaccurate," Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a news conference. "As far as both Rolls-Royce and Boeing are concerned, those reports are inaccurate. The last (data) transmission from the aircraft was at 1:07am (local time) which indicated that everything was normal." Boeing and Rolls-Royce have yet to comment. Rooters has previously reported that the plane's transmission of the so-called ACARS technical data ceased after it lost contact with air traffic control. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, with 239 people on board, dropped off air traffic control screens at about 1:30am on Saturday, less than an hour into a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. There were no reports of bad weather or mechanical problems. It is one of the most baffling mysteries in the history of modern aviation - there has been no trace of the plane since nor any sign of wreckage despite a search by the navies and military aircraft of over a dozen countries across Southeast Asia. "It's extraordinary that with all the (satellite and telecommunication) technology that we have got that an aircraft can disappear like this," Tony Tyler, the head of the International Air Transport Association that links over 90% of the world's airlines, told news hounds in London. "It will trigger a desire to see how can we avoid this from happening again... I would not be surprised that the technology did not exist already but is not being used." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 In a stinging commentary on Saturday, the Chinese government's Xinhua News Agency said the Malaysian information was "painfully belated" That's kinda rich, considering the ChiCOms held onto their satellite info for three days before releasing it. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-03-15 23:07 |
| #13 In a stinging commentary on Saturday, the Chinese government’s Xinhua News Agency said the Malaysian information was “painfully belated,” resulting in wasted efforts and straining the nerves of relatives. “Given today’s technology, the delay smacks of either dereliction of duty or reluctance to share information in a full and timely manner,” Xinhua said. “That would be intolerable.” From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140315/NATION/303150027#ixzz2w5TB5ZYe |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-03-15 22:06 |
| #12 ..which is a policy worked hard in the Beltway these days. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-03-15 19:36 |
| #11 Per Salon(so grain of salt), via Instadude: link Of course, it's always easier to play victim than to admit you're a twit, but... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-03-15 18:13 |
| #10 At this rate, we might find the plane in a month or so! |
| Posted by: Charles 2014-03-15 18:01 |
| #9 China says: pilot did it. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-03-15 14:47 |
| #8 http://english.cntv.cn/live/p2p/index.shtml Live streaming reports about ransom and hijacking. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-03-15 14:47 |
| #7 So.. When does ... China ... MAKE .. Malaysia ... it's .. B I T C H ? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-03-15 10:29 |
| #6 deliberate diversion When does "improvised itinerary" join "man-made catastrophe" and "workplace violence" in the euphemisticon of the professional political weasel-word class? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2014-03-15 09:39 |
| #5 Malaysia has been holding Lying, incompetent... who can tell. I do suspect the Malaysian authorities would have a hard time finding Malaysia on a map. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-03-15 02:57 |
| #4 I'm watching Malaysian PM on live TV admitting someone took the missing plane west, although just where is not known from available data. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/special-live-1-14476486 |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-03-15 02:33 |
| #3 China just used the word "HIJACKING"! (wife was watching CCTV) Malaysia PM only responds "deliberate diversion". |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-03-15 02:11 |
| #2 Is anyone else getting an ever-stronger impression that Malaysia has been holding back data / evidence of what happened? Sure looks like that from here. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-03-15 01:07 |
| #1 "There is no evidence INFIDEL!" |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-03-15 00:50 |