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Malaysian airlines has lost a 777

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techs said:
You have to wonder that its the same day they found cracks in the wings at the Boeing plants.
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ElFenix said:
different airframe
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I was going to say you were wrong but the article I read was wrong. It's a 777 not a Dreamliner.

Damn, the 777 has a great safety record. I guess you pay your money and you take your chances.

I guess the only hope is it came down in a remote area and there were survivors.
 
I'm guessing a mid-air breakup is the most plausible. But then, a total loss of hydraulics, loss of the wings, onboard explosion, rudder reversal, an "Air France" or "Egypt Air" type event could all play into this. Gotta stop watching AIC.
It doesn't look good at all 🙁
 
chowderhead said:
In 2012, this plane that is missing was involved in an accident where its wing broke off after it clipped the tail of an Eastern Airline plane. Could be unrelated but something to throw on the pile.

My thoughts are with the passengers and their families.
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Where did you hear about that accident? If true, it def. throws new light on this, as spotty repairs have claimed more than their share of air catastrophes.
 
Statement from the Airline itself

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are deeply saddened this morning with the news on MH370.

Malaysia Airlines confirms that flight MH370 had lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, today. There has been speculation that the aircraft has landed at Nanming. We are working to verify the authenticity of the report and others.

Flight MH370 was operated on a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. It departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time.

The flight was carrying a total number of 239 passengers and crew – comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members. The passengers were of 14 different nationalities - citizens from:-



1. China – 152 plus 1 infant

2. Malaysia - 38

3. Indonesia - 12

4. Australia - 7

5. France - 3

6. United States of America – 3 pax plus 1 infant

7. New Zealand - 2

8. Ukraine - 2

9. Canada - 2

10. Russia - 1

11. Italy - 1

12. Taiwan - 1

13. Netherlands - 1

14. Austria - 1

This flight was a code share with China Southern Airlines.

We are working with authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft.

Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew.

The flight was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a Malaysian aged 53. He has a total flying hours of 18,365hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981. First officer, Fariq Ab.Hamid, a Malaysian, is aged 27. He has a total flying hours of 2,763 hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 2007.

Our focus now is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members.

The airline will provide regular updates on the situation. The public may contact +603 7884 1234. For media queries, kindly contact +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.

Next-of-kin may head to the Support Facility Building at KLIA’s South Support Zone. For directions, call 03 8787 1269.
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Friends in Asia told me that the plane was about 100 miles from the most southern point of Vietnam when it disappeared from radar and no further radio contact, therefore, it should be somewhere in the Gulf of Thailand. Not good. Remind me of that Air France jet from Brazil to France a few years ago.

<<<----- flies to and from Asia frequently.
 
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200 meters in a minute is nothing for a plane. Average decent is between 1-2000fpm, so 300-600m per minute is completely normal and wouldnt really be felt be passengers. For reference, AF447 fell at approximately 3000m/min. To me that sounds like typical media BS.
 
iamwiz82 said:
200 meters in a minute is nothing for a plane. Average decent is between 1-2000fpm, so 300-600m per minute is completely normal and wouldnt really be felt be passengers. For reference, AF447 fell at approximately 3000m/min. To me that sounds like typical media BS.
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I agree that 200 meters is just a "bump" for an airliner...but happening in it's last minute on radar doesn't bode well.
Time will tell what's happened to the airliner, but I don't expect a "happy ending" to this tale.
 
lk2500 said:
Best place to keep up with the news:

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6013600#menu52

With no communications or mayday it's gotta be catastrophic failure, missle, or bomb.
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There were no comms, squawks, or maydays from AF447. Only the computers transmitting data.

Pilots are taught to communicate last in an emergency. It's not uncommon at all for the pilots to crash without saying anything on the radio.

Aviate, Navigate, Communicate.

It's also not uncommon for the pilots to not realize they are in danger, and therefore they do not say anything, such as the UPS crash in Birmingham.
 
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