y a wide range of possible causes of the aircraft apparently disappearing while in a normal cruise at 35,000 feet with no distress messages sent. Possible failure of both engines will be looked at, but in such circumstances the crew would be expected to have sufficient power, and time, to broadcast emergency messages. The weather appears to have been good, but the chance that the crew lost control because of clear air turbulence will also be considered. At this stage, the possibility that the jet was deliberately downed cannot be ruled out - whether by a hi-jacker, a bomb or even pilot suicide. The last event involving a large long-haul jet that shares some similar characteristics to the loss of MH370 was Air France flight 447 from Rio to Paris in 2009. An Airbus A330 crashed into the Atlantic with the loss of all 228 passengers and crew on board. It suffered a high-altitude stall after the flight crew reacted incorrectly to a loss of air-speed indication.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 22:50:43 +0000
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