Malaysia Airlines UPDATE Leaning Towards Fire Theory

Malaysia Airlines UPDATE Leaning Towards Fire Theory

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Source: LATimes.com

As the search continues for Malaysia Airlines flight 370, two theories prevailed as the most realistic ideas of what occurred. The two theories are an onboard fire or a hijacking. Flight 370 made a sharp turn westward before disappearing, but this is old news. From a military source today, we have learned that the flight dropped its altitude to 12,000 feet, about 4 thousand meters. 

This is a crucial piece of information because it opens the investigation to many more reasonable leads. Was there a fire in the cockpit? Was it flying so low to allow the passengers to breath easily because of decompression onboard? Was it a U-turn? Experienced pilots mentioned that it sounds like the standard procedure for when there is a fire in the cockpit. While trying to navigate the plane towards Kato Bharu airport for an emergency landing, did the passengers loose consciousness making them unable to communicate? Kato Bharu fishermen that were out night fishing the night Flight 370 disappeared, and they said that they saw a plane flying unusually low. Those fishermen said that they never seen a plane flying so low. 

The pilots protocol in this type of situation would be aviate, navigate, then communicate.   A fire in the cockpit seems a lot more logical now then ever before. Investigators can now research these options as more viable answers to the ultimate question: where is flight 370? However there is still suspicious evidence in the investigation. The pilot communicating, "All right, goodnight." before the plane was reprogrammed to make the westward turn is still in question. 

The Australians, French, and Chinese satellites all seemed to have found debris that seem to be linked to flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean. However there is a cyclone headed towards the search area for flight 370! Cyclone Gillian is currently "well north of the search area," said Gillian Moheny via Good Morning America. Cyclones would likely not affect the search area of the plane and crash site according to David Mearns, a search and recovery expert. Crews will All the evidence found thus far is pointing towards a fire in the cock pit more than any other theories. 

Malaysia Airlines IMPORTANT UPDATE: CEO Admits Hazardous Materials Onboard

Malaysia Airlines IMPORTANT UPDATE: CEO Admits Hazardous Materials Onboard

Saturday, March 22, 2014

New facts about Malaysia Airlines flight 370 continue to seep into the media as weeks go by with still no plane discovered. The Daily Mail reported that flight 370 was carrying flammable lithium-ion batteries in its cargo. 

This new fact helps the theory that the plane caught fire and fell to the ocean seem more logical. Four days after denying any hazardous materials on the plane, Malaysia airlines CEO finally admits to the fact that there were flammable lithium-ion batteries on board. However this is still a mystery. The fact that the plane was rerouted before the pilot said, "All right, goodnight," and signed off for the night still remains unexplainable. This routine sign off gave the families and friends of the passengers a false hope that made it seem like nothing went wrong. 

The other theory that Malaysia Airlines and investigators continue to say is most unlikely is a hijacking. Malaysia investigators not admitting to the hazardous materials on board, makes me think what else could they be concealing? A hijacking may be much more likely than the public thinks, or what the investigators want us to think.  

China has spotted two massive objects in the Southern Indian Ocean that seemed to be related to the missing jet; however Australia sent planes to check on the objects on Saturday, and none were found. These seem to be similar to the objects Australia reported to see on satellites, but China claims they are new. 

Source: AJC.com

The search intensifies as Flight 370 became the longest-ever missing commercial airplane. Malaysia politician, Hishammuddin Hussein, stated"This is going to be a long haul." 

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Update: Australian Prime Minister Says Objects Discovered Are Possibly Related To Missing Jet

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Update: Australian Prime Minister Says Objects Discovered Are Possibly Related To Missing Jet 

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Source: WPTV

Australian officials have spotted three objects in the Southern Indian Ocean that are suspected to be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. Tony Abbott, the Australian Prime Minister, sent the Australian Airforce Orion aircraft to the location to discover more information.

Four jets have diverted to visit the area where the objets were spotted, but the objects are stated to be relatively difficult to find. The largest object spotted is estimated to be 24 meters in length. 

Source: AmericaBlog

The Prime Minister made it clear that the objects from the satellite are "relatively indistinct," but Prime Minister Abbott stated, "This is a lead, probably the best lead we have right now." The objects were found about 1550 miles southwest of Perth, Australia. Australian Maritime Safety Authority says that this is being regarded as a "possible spotting" 

More information to come as the search for Flight 370 continues.