Friday, March 14, 2014

Malaysian Airways Flight MH370 -- News Updates March 14, 2014

An investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner is focusing more on a suspicion the flight was deliberately diverted, as evidence suggests it was last headed out over the Andaman Islands, sources have claimed

Officials 'Convinced' Two Communications Systems On Missing Jet Were Deliberately Shut Off 14-Minutes Apart As It Emerges Aircraft DID Keep 'Pinging' For Hours After Vanishing At 35,000 ft -- Daily Mail

* Malaysian Airways flight MH370 went missing on Saturday morning carrying 239 passengers
* Its last known position was above the South China Sea an hour into flying
* U.S. official said two separate communication systems were shut down 'deliberately' shortly after take-off
* Despite this, tracking signals or 'pings' were sent to British firms satellite from the plane for up to five further hours after it vanished
* These pings show the plane's altitude, height and speed
* According to US officials when the last ping was sent the plane was still flying at 35,000ft over water

US officials believe that two communications systems aboard Malaysian Airlines flight 370 were shut down separately, 14 minutes apart - which indicates the plane did not come down because of a sudden catastrophic failure.

The data reporting system was shut down at 1.07 am and the transponder was turned off at 1.21 am just after the the pilot signed off to Malaysian air traffic controllers with 'All right, good night,' and before the Boeing 777 apparently changed course and turned west.

According to investigators this indicated that the switch-off could have been a deliberate act and officials told ABC News that the two communications devices were 'systematically shut down'.

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More News On Malaysian Airways Flight MH370

MH370: Radar suggests plane deliberately flew west – live updates -- The Guardian
MH370: latest search updates -- The Telegraph

Exclusive: Radar data suggests missing Malaysia plane deliberately flown way off course - sources -- Reuters
Was Malaysian jet flown to Pakistan by hijacker? Radar data shows MH370 flew towards Indian islands… and it may have had enough fuel to reach neighbouring country -- Daily Mail
Satellite Data Reveal Route of Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane -- Wall Street Journal
U.S.: Malaysia plane’s on-board communications purposely shut down -- Washington Times
Investigators focus on foul play behind missing plane-sources -- Reuters
Investigators reportedly eye 'sabotage' in Malaysian jet disappearance -- FOX news
MH370: radar data reveals 'foul play' suspicion -- The Telegraph

India scours uninhabited jungle islands for lost Malaysian jetliner -- Reuters
Malaysia plane: Indian Ocean search for missing jet -- BBC
Search Turns to Indian Ocean Amid Signs Jet Flew for Hours -- New York Times
Malaysian plane: India to search uninhabited islands in Andaman Sea -- The Guardian/AP
Malaysia forced to expand fruitless jet search -- AFP
Plane search shifts to islands far from flight path -- USA Today

US navy joins search for Malaysian jet -- Al Jazeera
US Navy Adjusts Effort In Search For Missing Malaysian Airliner -- Defense News

Missing jet pilots had firm community, family ties -- Washington Post/AP
Missing flight's co-pilot was religious, not reckless: family -- Reuters
Malaysia Airline Investigation Includes Probe of Pilots -- ABC News

Mystery of missing jet recalls past disappearances -- AP
Theories abound from experts and amateurs alike on fate of Malaysian flight -- Michael Martinez, CNN
Missing Malaysian plane: Could it have landed? -- Jethro Mullen, Barbara Starr and Jim Sciutto, CNN
The Political Mystery of Malaysia Flight 370 -- Amy Davidson, New Yorker
Nine aviation mysteries highlight long history of plane disappearances -- Faith Karimi and Mariano Castillo, CNN

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