Malaysian authorities, citing expert analysis of satellite, radar and other data available, concluded earlier that the ill-fated flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
According to previous information, the Boeing 777-200 aircraft turned back after disappearing from civilian radar in Vietnamese airspace, and was detected by Malaysian military radar in the northern Strait of Malacca before vanishing from all radar screens.
After reviewing radar data provided by neighbouring countries, investigators have now found that the jetliner curved north of Indonesia before turning south toward the southern Indian Ocean, CNN quoted a Malaysian official as saying.
The official also suggested the possibility of a more sinister reason behind MH370's disappearance a month ago.
The plane's flight path clearly showed that someone on the plane was piloting the aircraft in this manner to avoid detection from Indonesian radars, CNN said, citing the official.
The latest finding added to the already prevailing assumption that the plane was flown deliberately along a route designed to avoid radar detection. But so far investigators have not ruled out other possible causes of the plane's diversion, such as mechanical problems.
It remains unknown who the investigators think might have piloted the aircraft, which carried 239 people on board, including five Indians, after it vanished from radar screens.
In parallel with the investigation, a massive multinational search effort has been under way far west of Australia's western coast. But there is still no confirmed evidence of its whereabouts.
[ndtv.com]
6/3/14
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New missing Malaysian plane MH370 search area announced...
ReplyDeleteA new search area for the missing Malaysian plane has been announced by the Australian government after further analysis of satellite data.
The search will now shift south to focus on an area 1,800km (1,100 miles) off the west coast of Australia, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss confirmed.
Flight MH370 vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March with 239 passengers on board.
Officials said they believed the plane had been on autopilot when it crashed.
A 64-page report released by the Australian government concluded that the underwater search for the plane should resume in the new area.
An extensive search of the ocean floor was conducted in April after several acoustic pings, initially thought to be from the plane's flight data recorders, were heard. However, officials now believe the pings were not caused by the plane..................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28031741
26/6/14
Vol MH370 : l’avion «très vraisemblablement» en pilote automatique quand il s’est écrasé...
ReplyDeleteLe vol MH370 de Malaysia Airlines, disparu sans laisser de trace le 8 mars avec 239 personnes à bord, était «très vraisemblablement» en pilote automatique lorsqu’il s’est écrasé dans l’Océan indien, à court de carburant, a déclaré le vice-Premier ministre australien.
«On peut dire, je pense, qu’il est très très vraisemblable que l’appareil était en pilote automatique. Sinon, il n’aurait pas tracé la trajectoire très régulière qui a été identifiée grâce aux données satellitaires», a déclaré Warren Truss, dont le pays coordonne les recherches dans l’Océan indien.
http://www.lesoir.be/582702/article/actualite/fil-info/fil-info-monde/2014-06-26/vol-mh370-l-avion-tres-vraisemblablement-en-pilote-automatique-quand
26/6/14