Technical investigations still ongoing: 1. No signal from the planes Emergency Locator Transmittor (ELT). 2. Oil slicks were spotted in the area, but Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein does not confirm if it came from the plane. More pictures here. 3. The yellow ‘suspicious floating objects’ near Tho Chu islet is unrelated to MH370, confirmed by Vietnamese media. 4. A portion of the aircraft wingtip was fixed by Boeing and was certified safe to fly. They dismissed the possibility of a technical problem and any form of threat prior to this. 5. An aviation lawyer said that the plane might have broken up due to lack of pressurisation or electrical failure. 6. Associated Press ran a detailed analysis of possible reasons behind the disappearance. 7. PM Najib said that satelite imagery cannot be used as it cannot detect anything below the water surface. 8. The flight was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, with total flying hours of 18,365 hours. First officer, Fariq Ab.Hamid, 27, has a total flying hours of 2,763 hours. 9. The Vietnam Emergency Rescue Center found a signal of the missing plane at 9.50am, 8th March, 120 miles South West of Ca Mau cape, the Southern-most point of Vietnam. 10. MAS Operations Control Vice President Fuad Sharuji said the aircraft was carrying 7.5 hours of fuel at the time of its disappearance (2.40am). 11. Retired American Airlines Capt. Jim Tilmon said the route taken by the aircraft had plenty of antennae, radar and radios for contact, and the plane was as sophisticated as any commercial airplane could possibly be with an excellent safety record.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:44:08 +0000
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