MALAYSIAN Airlines flight en route to China is missing.

[Papsmearer]

During the 80/90s, the most dangerous airlines are the china airline follow by the south korea airline.

Yep, but some idiots here don't trust malay pilots. hahaha. They should go and fly China airlines or any of the PRC airlines, than they know what fear in the air is.

 

[sleaguepunter]

Of course they have SAR planes, but the sea is very big. Its not that easy to locate a debris field, especially if its raining or what not. At this stage, its not really SAR anymore, more like body recovery and wreckage recovery.

I no experience lah but watching tv had seen US coast guards helicopter finding fishermen in Baring Sea after their crab or fishing boat sunk in heavy weather with only reference point given by boat captain before boat sank. The MAS have the last position of the plane before its transponder fail, surely the MAS equipment is better that those fishing boat.

 

[sochi2014]

Vietnam confirms MAS flight crashed into sea off Tho Chu island

March 08, 2014

Family members of those onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 making their way to the waiting area at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang today. There are still no confirmed reports of what caused the crash. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, March 8, 2014. Family members of those onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 making their way to the waiting area at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang today. There are still no confirmed reports of what caused the crash. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, March 8, 2014. MAS flight MH370 which went missing early this morning disappeared in Vietnamese airspace, the Vietnamese government has confirmed.

"The plane lost contact in Ca Mau province airspace before it had entered contact with Ho Chi Minh City air traffic control," a statement posted on the official Vietnamese government website said.

The plane was meant to transfer to Ho Chi Minh City air traffic control at 1.22am Malaysian time but never appeared, the statement reported by AFP said, citing a senior Ministry of Defence official.

The Ministry of Defence launched rescue efforts to find the plane, working in coordination with Malaysian and Chinese officials.

The Vietnamese navy had earlier confirmed that Kuala Lumpur-Beijing bound Flight MH370 had crashed into the sea off Tho Chu island.

Tuoi Tre quoted Navy Admiral Ngo Van Phat, Commander of Region 5, as saying that military radar reported that the plane crashed into the sea at a location 246km south of Phu Quoc island.

Meanwhile, distraught families of the 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing bound flight MH370 have gathered at the Support Facility Building at KLIA’s South Support Zone where they are hoping for news of their missing relatives.

Some are in tears and consoled each other as they sought out officials for the latest news.

MAS Group chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said flight MH370 went missing somewhere between Malaysian and Vietnamese airspace over the South China Sea at 2.40am.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he had asked "all measures possible to be taken" to locate the missing aircraft.

"My thoughts and prayers are with the family members of flight MH370. I've asked all measures possible to be taken," Najib tweeted.

Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein also advised family members of passengers on board a missing MAS flight to stay calm and ignore speculation. He said they should get information only from validated sources.

"I'm making my way to the flight management building (in Sepang) from Janda Baik (Pahang) to get updates and details from the agencies involved. In the meantime, don't speculate," he tweeted.

The B777-200 aircraft had left Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am and was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6.30am.

It lost contact with the Subang air traffic control at 2.40am. The 239 passengers and crew onboard the missing MH370 bound for Beijing this morning were from 14 different countries, including the United States, Canada, France and Malaysia.

Ahmad Jauhari said the passengers comprised of citizens from China (152 plus an infant); Malaysia (38); Indonesia (12); Australia (7); France (3); United States of America – 3 pax plus 1 infant; New Zealand (2); Ukraine (2); Canada (2); Russia (1); Italy (1); Taiwan (1); Netherlands (1) and 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," he said.

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

Ahmad Jauhari said the last reported position of MH370 was 120 nautical miles off Kota Baru, around the South China Sea. – March 8, 2014.

 

[InformationSociety]

I need more information on this.

 

[sukhoi-30]

Yep, but some idiots here don't trust malay pilots. hahaha. They should go and fly China airlines or any of the PRC airlines, than they know what fear in the air is.

Yes indeed. Malaysian Airlines has a very excellent safety track record and the pilots included mostly Malay pilots. The worse airlines are sadly China airlines who used to crash alot esp in the 80s and 90s leading to ppl describing Chinese planes as flying coffins.This has nothing to do with race or Malays.

 

[sleaguepunter]

Yep, but some idiots here don't trust malay pilots. hahaha. They should go and fly China airlines or any of the PRC airlines, than they know what fear in the air is.

The worst part is china airlines belong to technologically more advanced Taiwanese despite its name, had nothing to do with PRC. Many suspect it due to many ex fighter pilots becoming airlines captain with too little flying time in multi engines. Same as south korean airlines where many are ex fighter pilots. But SIA also recruit for same sources don't have the same problem.

 

[Papsmearer]

I no experience lah but watching tv had seen US coast guards helicopter finding fishermen in Baring Sea after their crab or fishing boat sunk in heavy weather with only reference point given by boat captain before boat sank. The MAS have the last position of the plane before its transponder fail, surely the MAS equipment is better that those fishing boat.

A sinking boat is a slow event, and it affords a captain the time to talk to the coast guard and give his position via GPS reading. Definitely, they could have had a radar fix of the last location of this plane, without even a beacon squawk from the plane, but its not pin point accurate. Also in the Bering sea during crab season, the US Coast Guard is placed on short alert anyway because to historical danger associated with fishing that timeof the year. Not sure the Malaysians or Vietnamese SAR is that fast.

 

[sadshishamo]

That would be one of the possibilities.

a very sudden explosion with no prior warning that destroyed the plane very quickly ? is that likely ?

 

[Papsmearer]

The worst part is china airlines belong to technologically more advanced Taiwanese despite its name, had nothing to do with PRC. Many suspect it due to many ex fighter pilots becoming airlines captain with too little flying time in multi engines. Same as south korean airlines where many are ex fighter pilots. But SIA also recruit for same sources don't have the same problem.

Many of the crashes happened due to the cockpit culture in the Taiwanese and Korean airlines. Even if the plane commander is wrong, the jr flight deck officer dare not raise it up. Some of my RSAF friends ended up flying for SQ. Like you said, they flew small single seat jets and than went to multi engine passenger planes. But they usually flew for many years as a co-pilot under usually an angmo captain. So, they learn a different cockpit culture. For me, I think China airlines and Korean airlines rushed too many of their ex-military pilots into the captain's chair.

 

[Papsmearer]

Just heard from one of my friends that his cousin was on the flight. Very sad news.

 

[sleaguepunter]

All those SAR joint excerises all must be wayang. The blackbox has a transponder rite? Sure that will lead search planes and ships to crash site.

 

[sleaguepunter]

Many of the crashes happened due to the cockpit culture in the Taiwanese and Korean airlines. Even if the plane commander is wrong, the jr flight deck officer dare not raise it up. Some of my RSAF friends ended up flying for SQ. Like you said, they flew small single seat jets and than went to multi engine passenger planes. But they usually flew for many years as a co-pilot under usually an angmo captain. So, they learn a different cockpit culture. For me, I think China airlines and Korean airlines rushed too many of their ex-military pilots into the captain's chair.

I know an ex freedom fighter pilot being a captain of A380 for SQ.

 

[laksaboy]

The worst safety record for an Asian airline is Mongolian Airlines, no contest.

However, to die in the company of pretty Mongolian stewardesses may not be a bad thing.

 

[eErotica69]

MISSING MH370: MAS releases MH370 passenger and crew manifest


NAME NATIONALITY AGE

1. An/Wenlan China 65

2. Bao/Yuanhua China 63

3. Bai/Xiaomo Canada 37

4. Bian/Maoqin China 67

5. Bian/Liangjing China 27

6. Bibynazli/MohdHassim Malaysia 62

7. Brodskii/Nikolai Russia 43

8. Burrows/Rodney Australia 59

9. Burrows/Mary Australia 54

10.Cao/Rui China 32

11.Chan/Huanpeen Malaysia 46

12.Che/Junzhang China 68

13.Chen/Jian China 58

14.Chen/Changjun China 35

15.Chen/Wei Malaysia 43

16.Chen/Yun China 57

17.Chew/Karmooi Malaysia 31

18.Chuang/Hsiuling Taiwan 45

19.Chng/Mei Malaysia 33

20.Chustrak/Oleg Ukraine 45

21.Dai/Shuling China 58

22.Daisy/Anne Malaysia 56

23.Deineka/Sergii Ukraine 45

24.Di/Jiabin China 36

25.Dina/MohamedYunusRamli Malaysia 30

26.Ding/Ying China 28

27.Ding/Lijun China 43

28.Ding/Yingg China 62

29.Dong/Guowei China 48

30.Dou/Yunshan China 61

31. Du/Wen China 50

32. Feng/Dong China 21

33. Feng/Jixin China 70

34. Fu/Baofeng China 28

35. Gan/Tao China 44

36. Gan/Fuxiang China 49

37. Gao/Ge China 27

38. Gu/Naijun Australia 31

39. Guan/Huajin Malaysia 34

40. Guan/Wenjie China 35

41. Han/Jing China 53

42. Hashim/Noorida Malaysia 57

43. Hou/Aiqin China 45

44. Hou/Bo China 35

45. Hu/Siwan China three

46. Hu/Xiaoning China 34

47. Huang/Yi China 30

48. Huang/Tianhui China 43

49. Hue/Puiheng Malaysia 66

50. Jia/Ping China 32

51. Jiang/Cuiyun China 62

52. Jiang/Xueren China 62

53. Jiang/Ying China 27

54. Jiao/Weiwei China 32

55. Jiao/Wenxue China 58

56. Jinghang/Jee Malaysia 41

57. Ju/Kun China 32

58. Kang/Xu China 34

59. Koh/Tiongmeng Malaysia 40

60. Kolekar/Chetana India 55

61. Kolekar/Swanand India 23

62. Kolekar/Vinod India 59

63. Kozel/Christian Austria 30

64. Lawton/Catherine Australia 54

65. Lawton/Robert Australia 58

66. Lee/Kahkin Malaysia 32

67. Lee/Sewchu Malaysia 55

68. Li/Yanlin China 29

69. Li/Zhi China 41

70. Li/Guohui China 56

71. Li/Hongjing China 20

72. Li/Jie China 27

73. Li/Mingzhong China 69

74. Li/Wenbo China 29

75. Li/Yan China 31

76. Li/Yuan Australia 33

77. Li/Yuchen China 27

78. Li/Zhijin China 30

79. Li/Zhixin China 35

80. Li/Le China 36

81. Liang/Luyang China 60

82. Liang/Xuyang China 30

83. Lim/Powchua Malaysia 43

84. Lin/Annan China 27

85. Lin/Mingfeng China 34

86. Liu/Fengying China 65

87. Liu/Jinpeng China 33

88. Liu/Qiang China 40

89. Liu/Rusheng China 76

90. Liu/Shunchao China 46

91. Liu/Zhongfu China 72

92. Lou/Baotang China 79

93. Lu/Jianhua China 57

94. Lu/Xianchu China 33

95. Lui/Ching China 45

96. Luo/Wei China 29

97. Ma/Wenzhi China 57

98. Ma/Jun China 33

99. Maimaitijiang/A China 35

100. Mao/Tugui China 72

101. Maraldi/Luigi Itali 37

102. Maria/MohamedYunusRamli Malaysia 52

103. MatRahim/Norfadzillah Malaysia 39

104. Meng/Nicole USA four

105. Meng/Bing China 40

106. Meng/Fanquan China 70

107. Meng/Gaosheng China 64

108. MohdKhairulAmri/Selamat Malaysia 29

109. MohamadSofuan/Ibrahim Malaysia 33

110. MuhammadRazahan/Zamani Malaysia 24

111. Mustafa/Suhaili Malaysia 31

112. Mukherjee/Muktesh Canada 42

113. Ng/Mayli Malaysia 37

114. Norliakmar/Hamid Malaysia 33

115. Ouyang/Xin China 38

116. Puspanathan/Subramanian Malaysia 34

117. Ramlan/Safuan Malaysia 32

118. Sharma/Chandrika India 51

119. Shi/Xianwen China 26

120. Shirsath/Kranti India 44

121. Sim/Kengwei Malaysia 53

122. Siregar/Firman India 25

123. Song/Feifei China 32

124. Song/Chunling China 60

125. Song/Kun China 25

126. Su/Qiangguo China 71

127. Suadaya/Ferryindra Indonesia 42

128. Suadaya/Herryindra Indonesia 35

129. Sugianto/Lo Indonesia 47

130. Surtidahlia Netherlands 50


Read more: MISSING MH370: MAS releases MH370 passenger and crew manifest - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/font-c...nger-and-crew-manifest-1.503049#ixzz2vNWro1tQ

 

[Seee3]

What BS is this? There is no way the plane was flying off course. They have GPS on board, plus multiple compasses, plus they can always call up air traffic control if they thought they were off course. It might be a case of vertigo, but the pilot is experienced and usually by this stage of the flight, the computer is flying the plane on auto pilot. The pilots are not even touching the control column, they are just monitoring the instruments.

I was considering the possibility that there is some need / request to change the flight path. However, error was made in altering the flight path and it goes unnoticed. That was what I remembered in the case I had mentioned. The pilot misread the terrain of the new route and flew too low. Well let's wait for the outcome.

 

[steffychun]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26496673

Territorial disputes over the South China Sea were set aside temporarily as China dispatched two maritime rescue ships and the Philippines deployed three air force planes and three navy patrol ships.

Singapore is also involved, while Vietnam sent aircraft and ships and asked fishermen in the area to report any suspected sign of the missing plane.

Will we get a lower price for the Johor water if we find the plane?

 

[eErotica69]

99. Maimaitijiang/A China 35




Isn't this a Uighur Chinese?

 

[eErotica69]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26496673




Will we get a lower price for the Johor water if we find the plane?

Your point is?

 

[winnipegjets]

Will we get a lower price for the Johor water if we find the plane?

How much lower do you want? It is already like free now.

 

[AhMeng]

Your point is?

steffychun chee bye logic loh