An investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner is focusing more on a suspicion of foul play, as evidence suggests it was diverted hundreds of miles off course, sources familiar with the Malaysian probe said. In a far more detailed description of military radar plotting than has been publicly revealed, two sources told Reuters an unidentified aircraft that investigators suspect was missing Flight MH370 appeared to be following a commonly used navigational route when it was last spotted early on Saturday, northwest of Malaysia. That course - headed into the Andaman Sea and towards the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean - could only have been set deliberately, either by flying the Boeing 777-200ER jet manually or by programming the auto-pilot. A third investigative source said inquiries were focusing more on the theory that someone who knew how to fly a plane deliberately diverted the flight hundreds of miles off its scheduled course from Kuala Lumpur … [Read more...] about Investigators focus on foul play behind missing plane: sources
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Missing plane: “Malaysia is not actively cooperating with Vietnam”
VietNamNet Bridge - "This is a serious and mysterious incident. This is a Malaysian aircraft so this country should have been a focal point in providing information. Yet, Malaysia has not been actively cooperating with Vietnam since the incident occurred," said Deputy Minister of Transport Pham Quy Tieu in an interview with Dan Tri newspaper. I do not know what the reasons are, but honestly, Malaysia has not actively cooperated with Vietnam. Vietnam has always announced everything that we have found and has always exerted great efforts in the search for the Malaysian plane. Even at the time of preparation for transferring control to the HCM City Air Control Center, when the signals from that plane were lost, we immediately activated the primary radar system to search for it and informed the Malaysian aviation authorities, but they did not answer. During the search, upon the discovery of new signs, Malaysia did not provide sufficient new information to Vietnam. That is a … [Read more...] about Missing plane: “Malaysia is not actively cooperating with Vietnam”
With no sign of missing plane, search spreads far across land and sea
* Air force chief denies saying plane tracked to Malacca Strait KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Reuters) - The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner expanded on Wednesday to cover an area stretching from China to the Andaman Sea, with authorities no closer to explaining what happened to the plane or the 239 people on board. Vietnam briefly scaled down search operations in waters off its southern coast, saying it was receiving scanty and confusing information from Malaysia over where the aircraft may have headed after it lost contact with air traffic control. Hanoi later said the search - now in its fifth day - was back on in full force and was even extending on to land. China also said its air force would sweep land areas, although it did not specify where. "We are expanding to the east of the expected route of the flight and on land," Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Vietnam's deputy army chief of staff and spokesman for its search and rescue committee, told reporters. … [Read more...] about With no sign of missing plane, search spreads far across land and sea
Indonesia seeks missing plane with foreign help
Aircraft from Singapore on Thursday joined Indonesia's intensive search for a plane that had 102 people on board when it disappeared in bad weather four days ago. Military and civilian rescuers have been hunting for the plane over the dense jungle and rugged mountains of western Sulawesi while navy vessels combed the Makassar Strait between Sulawesi and Borneo. Search and rescue team members look at a map of Sulawesi island on an Indonesian military airplane … [Read more...] about Indonesia seeks missing plane with foreign help
Indonesia widens search for missing plane
Indonesia has widened the hunt around Sulawesi island for a plane that disappeared without a trace five days ago with 102 people aboard, an air force commander said on Friday. The search had concentrated in areas of western Sulawesi from where emergency signals were received on Monday, when the plane went missing in bad weather but with no mayday call from the pilot. Indonesian soldiers unload a rubber boat during a search and rescue operation for the missing Adam Air plane in Majene, west Sulawesi province, January 4, 2007 … [Read more...] about Indonesia widens search for missing plane