Malaysia Airlines Jet Vanishes

[ASTalumna06]

Malaysia Airlines flight plunged in ocean, no hope for survivors:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ry?id=23033246

New satellite data reveals that missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 "ended" its journey in a "remote location" of the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said today.

"This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean," a somber Razak said during a media briefing.

[andthen]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Malaysia Airlines flight plunged in ocean, no hope for survivors

That is so sad for all of those who were affected by this. At least the crash victims loved ones will now have some closure and will no longer be in limbo wondering and waiting. I hope that they will eventually be able to determine what caused the crash.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by andthen

That is so sad for all of those who were affected by this. At least the crash victims loved ones will now have some closure and will no longer be in limbo wondering and waiting. I hope that they will eventually be able to determine what caused the crash.

The waiting was painstakingly hard, I'm sure, but now these poor people still may always wonder why their loved ones died. I imagine they're relieved (for lack of a better word) that they have confirmation of the plane's ultimate fate so that they can grieve "properly" and learn how to heal, but never having an explanation would weigh on anyone.

RIP to those who were on board. Here's to hoping more can be uncovered in the following weeks, months, and possibly years.

[DubaiSis]

The one thing about the the airlines is they won't call this a tragedy and just stop. They will keep searching until they find the plane and more importantly the black box and learn an amazing amount about what happened.

It is a travesty that all of these people now get to live in a fish bowl while people watch them cry and be devastated. My suggestion to you if you agree is 1-change the channel and 2- send an email TELLING them you changed the channel.

[ASTalumna06]

Interesting that this took 3+ weeks to reveal:

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/mis...-flight-n67871

Officials have revised the account of the last words that came from the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 — the latest about-face in the ever-shifting investigation into the jet's disappearance.

The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation said Monday that the last communication with the air traffic controller was "Good night, Malaysian three seven zero."

Weeks earlier, officials reported the last words were: "Alright, good night."

The cause of the discrepancy was unclear.

Has anyone been following this as closely as I have? I'm now at a point where I don't even really click on stories anymore; I'm just waiting for the huge headline reading "Debris pulled from ocean linked to lost plane" or "Fuselage found". Until then, it seems the stories are just a way to get clicks on a page.

The one thing that I did find curious: Last week, all planes and ships were headed to a point off the coast of Australia where a lot of debris had been spotted. It seems as though nothing was pulled out of the water before more debris was found hundreds of miles north and the theory of the flight's speed changed, and then the entire search moved northward as well. Why not follow the other leads they previously had? Why not try to track down the initial debris that was spotted and try to identify it? Did I miss something?

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Interesting that this took 3+ weeks to reveal:

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/mis...-flight-n67871

Perfect. The newest quote is ambiguous.

[PiKA2001]

This story isn't going anywhere, It's just too bizarre to fall off the radar (no pun intended). None of the explanations or theories of what may have happened completely add up so if they aren't able to recover the black box in a decent time and manner to get the data off of it flight 370 will be the greatest aviation mystery since Amelia Earhart (sp?).

[AGDee]

I agree Pika. Nothing adds up. I heard some report a day or two ago that a US ship with the ability to pick up the black box ping was just heading out to help. Have they really not had any ships with that ability out looking already?

[moe.ron]

Since no one else gonna say it, i'm going to say it: What if it's Aliens?

[SoCalGirl]

Arya, we all know that god like brothers on a mystical island are to blame. #duh

[ASTalumna06]

Mystery Pulses Consistent With Black Box, But No Confirmation

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/mis...rmation-n72606

Australian officials said the "pulse" signals detected by a Chinese ship searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are consistent with those of the aircraft's black box.

China's state news agencies CCTV and Xinhua reported Saturday that China's marine surveillance ship Haixun 01 picked up a signal at 37.5 kilohertz.

That frequency is currently the international standard frequency for the underwater locator beacon on a plane's black box, but Australian and U.S. officials could not verify the pulses are connected to the missing flight.