Insight - Planning could hold key to disappearance of Flight MH370


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Mar 2014

A Japan Coast Guard takes photos out of a window of the Gulfstream V Jet aircraft, customized for search and rescue operations, during a search for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane over the waters of the South China Sea March 15, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Whoever reached across the dimly lit cockpit of a Malaysia Airlines jet and clicked off a transponder to make Flight MH370 vanish from controllers' radars flew the plane into a navigational and technical black hole.

By choosing that exact place and time to vanish into radar darkness with 238 others on board, the person - presumed to be a pilot or a passenger with advanced knowledge - appears to have acted only after meticulous planning, according to aviation experts.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In World

'Lucky to have him': Australia mourns refugee guard killed in Bondi attack
Trump ready to renew conservative alliance with Hungary's Orban
Kenya Airways accuses Congo of harassment over detained staff
Inside Big Tech’s underground race to buy AI training data
Ireland says UK's Rwanda policy drives migrants over its border
Somalia detains U.S.-trained commandos over theft of rations
A Chinese firm is America’s favourite drone maker – except in Washington
Smaller towns in South Korea bear brunt of doctors’ shortage
Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais reports
Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid plan for Ukraine

Others Also Read