on 08-03-2014 02:29 PM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-08/malaysia-airlines-lost-contact-with-plane/5307888
Malaysia Airlines says one of its planes has gone missing on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
A statement from the airline says flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic controllers at 2:40am local time, just over two hours into the flight.
The plane, a Boeing 777-200, left Kuala Lumpur at 12:41am on Saturday, and had been due to arrive in Beijing at 6:30am local time.
The company says the plane was carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members.
The airline says it is contacting the next-of-kin of all passengers and crew, which includes people of 13 different nationalities.
In a statement on the airline's website, group chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said the airline was working with authorities to locate the aircraft.
"Focus of the airline is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilise its full support," the statement said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members."
The airline says it will provide regular updates on its website.
The ABC understand Malaysia Airlines will hold a press conference on the incident shortly.
on 17-03-2014 02:55 PM
Lets face it, the plane is at the bottom of the drink,, end of story. RIP.
on 17-03-2014 05:28 PM
as Jimmy said in post # 60....
...:"Hijacking an airplane does not cause it to simply vanish from radar. Even if transponders are disabled on the aircraft, ground radar can still readily track the location of the aircraft using so-called “passive” radar (classic ground-based radar systems that emit a signal and monitor its reflection)....."
and, it is FACT that the US Military have a very 'special' satellite that has detailed radar capabilities......
The US military 'know'.......
All this boulders about.,...."...the plane is now either North West or South West from last 'known'/tracked location....." ??!!
How stupid do 'they' think we are?.....seems like 'they' are sticking with the disappearance story.
on 17-03-2014 05:36 PM
@paintsew007 wrote:as Jimmy said in post # 60....
...:"Hijacking an airplane does not cause it to simply vanish from radar. Even if transponders are disabled on the aircraft, ground radar can still readily track the location of the aircraft using so-called “passive” radar (classic ground-based radar systems that emit a signal and monitor its reflection)....."
and, it is FACT that the US Military have a very 'special' satellite that has detailed radar capabilities......
The US military 'know'.......
All this boulders about.,...."...the plane is now either North West or South West from last 'known'/tracked location....." ??!!
How stupid do 'they' think we are?.....seems like 'they' are sticking with the disappearance story.
Who are "THEY"?
on 17-03-2014 05:37 PM
....and 'they' are SOOOO sure it's either south west or south north of last transponder detected location....that 'they' are SOOOOO sure that this plane is NOT in the South China Sea.......why?
on 17-03-2014 05:46 PM
@paintsew007 wrote:....and 'they' are SOOOO sure it's either south west or south north of last transponder detected location....that 'they' are SOOOOO sure that this plane is NOT in the South China Sea.......why?
Who are "THEY"?
on 17-03-2014 05:51 PM
FBI
on 17-03-2014 05:59 PM
so , still no idea of what happened really. jumping to conclusions that fit in with ' what drives us'
on 17-03-2014 06:07 PM
....no.
But the latest idea seems to be 'blame the pilots' angle. ......lame.
on 17-03-2014 06:11 PM
correction to my post a couple back...."....and 'they' are SOOOO sure it's either south west or north west of last transponder detected location....that 'they' are SOOOOO sure that this plane is NOT in the South China Sea.......why?
on 17-03-2014 06:13 PM
@paintsew007 wrote:....no.
But the latest idea seems to be 'blame the pilots' angle. ......lame.
i'd overlook that too. maintaining interest in a story like this is what the media (in all its forms .. blogs, conspiracy sites are media) does.