JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.
COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 239 ON MH370-777-200ER
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/complete-list-of-members-on-flight.html
OTHER MH370 STORIES I DONE
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-45-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/remebering-mh370-777-200er-victims-of.html (P1 REM-MEMBERS)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/remembering-mh370-777-200er-citizens.html (P2 REM-MEMBERS)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-44-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-43-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-42-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-41-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-40-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-39-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-38-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-37-mh370-missing-plane-narrowing.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-36-mh370-missing-plane-narrowing.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-35-mh370-missing-plane-narrowing.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-34-mh370-missing-plane-narrowing.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-33-mh370-missing-plane-what.html
LINKS FROM DAYS 1 TO 32 ABOUT MH370-777-200ER SEARCH
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-32-mh370-missing-plane-they-may.html
THE MISSING PLANE MH370 SITUATION AT 12:03AM TUE APR 22,2014
FREESCALE COMMENTS
The search continues for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, and we are holding out hope for our employees and all the passengers on board the flight. As we manage through this time of uncertainty, our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and colleagues.In the meantime, we will continue to do our best to make a positive difference for the families of our impacted employees during this difficult situation. We have teams dedicated to our employees' families to provide a range of support services to assist them as they hope and pray for the safe return of their loved ones.We have been moved by the strong outpouring of sympathy from fellow employees, partners, customers and friends of Freescale. We appreciate your support and ask that you continue to keep everyone on board Flight MH370 in your thoughts.Thank you from the Freescale Family.
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Stan L Bowman -Ontario Canada 13 hours ago-APR 20,14
We Pray the Families Kidnapped will be returned to their loved ones.I will not give up Hope for these Families till i have Total proof their dead.And As of Apr 20,15.Their is no proof these Family members are dead but Kidnapped somewhere.I'll keep praying KING JESUS will Bring them Back Home.
Search continues for Malaysian flight MH370-Media Release-21 April 2014—am-JACC
Up to 10 military aircraft and 11 ships will assist in today's search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.Today the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has planned a visual search area totaling approximately 49,491 square kilometres. The centre of the search area lies approximately 1741 kilometres north west of Perth.This morning, Bluefin-21 AUV completed mission eight in the underwater search area. Bluefin-21 has searched approximately two thirds of the focused underwater search area to date. No contacts of interest have been found to date.The focused underwater search area is defined as a circle of 10km radius around the second Towed Pinger Locator detection which occurred on 8 April.Bluefin-21 AUV's ninth mission will commence later this morning.The weather forecast for today has conditions deteriorating, particularly in the north of the search area, as Tropical Cyclone Jack continues its track southwards. Wide spread showers are developing with isolated thunderstorms to the north and east south-easterly winds.
-JACC
By Azura Abas | news@nst.com.my-NEWSTRAITSTIMES-APR 21,14
The search for the missing aircraft had entered the 46th today and no new leads were reported with the deployment of the autonomous unmanned vehicle Bluefin-21 so far as the drone scanned the seabed for the past week at designated search area where pings were detected believed to be from the black box ov f the missing jetliner.Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said on Saturday that in the next 48 hours would be crucial to find results before opting for the next course of action including the possibilities to regroup and re-look all information related to the missing aircraft.Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri, who heads the ministrial asset deployment committee, declined to elaborate details of today's meeting."We are still in the midst of discussion," he said when asked on whether the lack of new leads in last few days had prompted the search and recover operation to review all data including expanding the search area for missing MH370.Read more: MH370 Tragedy: Financial assistance and action plan details to be announced -
21 April 2014| last updated at 10:28AM-MH192: Police to look into elements of sabotage-By KOI KYE LEE | kklee@nst.com.my-NEWSTRAITSTIMES
PUTRAJAYA: Investigations would be carried out to see if there were elements of sabotage on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH192.Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the investigation would be made as the plane had made an air turn back early this morning.He was responding to Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein's call for the police to conduct an investigation.MH192 was en route to Bangalore from Kuala Lumpur when the tyre burst and right hand landing gear malfunctioned. The 166 passengers including crew members were unharmed as the plane had landed safety at approximately 1.56am.
MH370 search cost yet to be determined - Ab Aziz- Bernama | Updated: April 21, 2014-ATRO AWANI
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has not determined the overall cost of the search and recovery operation for the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 which went missing on March 8, the Dewan Negara was informed here Monday.Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi said the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) required every country to provide search and rescue services within their jurisdiction under Annex 12 of the Chicago Convention 1994.This meant that the SAR cost would be shared by all the countries involved, he replied to a question from Senator Rohani Abdullah on the cost of the operation so far."So far 26 countries, 89 aircraft, 80 ships, several satellites, a submarine and an autonomous underwater vehicle have been involved in the operation," he added.The search is now focused at the southern Indian Ocean, south west of Perth, Australia.MH370 with 239 people aboard left the KL International Airport at 12.41 am on March 8 and disappeared from radar screens about an hour later while over the South China Sea. It was to have arrived in Beijing at 6.30 am the same day.A multinational search was mounted for the Boeing 777-200 aircraft, first in the South China Sea and then, after it was learnt that the plane had veered off course, in the southern Indian Ocean.After an analysis of satellite data indicated that the plane's last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth, Australia, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced on March 24 that Flight MH370 had "ended in the southern Indian Ocean".Story first published on: April 21, 2014 16:25 (MYT)
Read more at: http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/mh370-search-cost-yet-to-be-determined-ab-aziz-34365?cp
MH370 Tragedy: Sub search two-third complete
21 April 2014| last updated at 03:23PM-NEWSTRAITSTIMES
PERTH: As the search continued off the coast of Australia for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet today, the airline announced another plane bound for India was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its tires burst on takeoff.All 159 passengers and seven crew members arrived safely back in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, about 2am on today, around four hours after the plane took off for Bangalore, India.The incident brought additional drama to an airline already under immense pressure for answers from the public and the families of those missing from Flight 370, more than six weeks after it departed the same airport.Meanwhile, a robotic submarine continued scouring a desolate patch of silt-covered seafloor in the Indian Ocean for any trace of the missing plane.The unmanned sub has spent nearly a week searching for the plane’s black boxes and has covered about two-thirds of its focused search area. But it has yet to uncover any clues that could shed light on the plane’s mysterious disappearance.The U.S. Navy’s Bluefin 21 has made eight trips below the surface to scan the seabed far off the coast of western Australia, journeying beyond its recommended depth of 4 1/2 kilometres (2.8 miles).Its search area forms a 10-kilometer (6-mile) radius around the location of an underwater signal that was believed to have come from the aircraft’s black boxes.The search coordination centre said the sonar scan of the seafloor in that area was expected to be completed sometime this week.Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has stressed the importance of the weekend’s submarine missions, but added that even if no debris was recovered, the scope of the search may be broadened or other assets may be used.The search for debris on the ocean surface also continued Monday, with up to 10 military aircraft and 11 ships combing a 49,500 square kilometre (19,000 square mile) area, about 1,700 kilometres (1,000 miles) northwest of Perth, the search coordination centre said.A cyclone was swirling over the ocean northwest of the search area, and was expected to bring increasing rain and winds to the northern section of the search zone later today.The search coordination centre has said the hunt for floating debris will continue through at least Tuesday.Radar and satellite data show the jet veered far off course on March 8 for unknown reasons and would have run out of fuel in the remote section of ocean where the search has been focused.Not one piece of debris has been recovered since the massive multinational hunt began.There have been numerous leads, but all have turned out to be false. The most promising development came when four underwater signals were detected April 5 and 8.The sounds were consistent with pings that would have been emanating from the plane’s flight data and cockpit recorders’ beacons before their batteries died.--AP
Read more: MH370 Tragedy: Sub search two-third complete - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/font-color-red-mh370-tragedy-font-sub-search-two-third-complete-1.574655#ixzz2zWdZZBSv
MH370 Tragedy: NOK committee to set date for 'no survivors' announcement
By Azura Abas and Zafira Anwar | news@nst.com.my-NEW STRAITS TIMES-APR 20,14
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainudin said as the head for the next-of-kin (NOK) committee, he understands the anguish and pain that the family members of those on board MH370 are going through. "I give my personal assurance that our committee is keeping the families' best interest close to our hearts," said Hamzah adding that the previous three NOK committee meetings he had chaired involved 16 relevant ministries and agencies. "We are working very closely with various governments especially with the countries whose nationals were on board MH370, from the meetings, various issues that needed urgent attention were addressed such as the objective and framework of our committee. "I will be flying to Beijing soon to ensure that the bilateral ties between Malaysia and China remains unscathed by the MH370," he said at a press conference after attending a briefing with the affected family members here. Hamzah said the NOK had been told that every party is looking for answers of what happened to the ill-fated flight and promised the families that he would bring issues that were raised in the briefing to the committee's meeting tomorrow. He added part of the discussion with the NOK involved finding a solution for the family members to move forward as well as the amount of financial assistance that will be given to every affected families. Hamzah said the financial assistance for every NOK would come from Malaysia Airlines and that the government would assist the airline if necessary. Hamzah added that the NOK committee would be discussing on setting a date to announce that there were no survivors from MH370 so that relevant documents including death certificates could be issued. "It has taken 44 days to find the missing MH370 and the family members were updated with information that has been furnished by the experts," he said. Hamzah said the Chinese government holds a crucial role in explaining to the affected family members as they understand their own people and the culture. He added that the sub-committee had also undertaken steps to address the needs and welfareof the Chinese next of kin including assigning Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun to discuss with the Chinese Government on the needs and welfare of the affected familiy members. Hamzah say the team in Beijing has conducted briefings and the updates will be given when there are things that have come up.Read more: MH370 Tragedy: NOK committee to set date for 'no survivors' announcement - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/font-color-red-mh370-tragedy-font-nok-committee-to-set-date-for-no-survivors-announcement-1.573804#ixzz2zWXe2DO5
MISSING MH370: 3 pieces of evidence point to jet's takeover
16 March 2014| last updated at 12:24PM-NEWSTRAITSTIMES
There are three pieces of evidence that aviation safety experts say make it clear the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was taken over by someone who was knowledgeable about how the plane worked.
TRANSPONDER
One clue is that the plane’s transponder — a signal system that identifies the plane to radar — was shut off about an hour into the flight. In order to do that, someone in the cockpit would have to turn a knob with multiple selections to the off position while pressing down at the same time, said John Goglia, a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board. That’s something a pilot would know how to do, but it could also be learned by someone who researched the plane on the Internet, he said.
ACARS
Another clue is that part of the Boeing 777’s Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was shut off.The system, which has two parts, is used to send short messages via a satellite or VHF radio to the airline’s home base. The information part of the system was shut down, but not the transmission part. In most planes, the information part of the system can be shut down by hitting cockpit switches in sequence in order to get to a computer screen where an option must be selected using a keypad, said Goglia, an expert on aircraft maintenance. That’s also something a pilot would know how to do, but that could also be discovered through research, he said. But to turn off the other part of the ACARS, it would be necessary to go to an electronics bay beneath the cockpit. That’s something a pilot wouldn’t normally know how to do, Goglia said, and it wasn’t done in the case of the Malaysia plane. Thus, the ACARS transmitter continued to send out blips that were recorded by the Inmarsat satellite once an hour for four to five hours after the transponder was turned off. The blips don’t contain any messages or data, but the satellite can tell in a very broad way what region the blips are coming from and adjusts the angle of its antenna to be ready to receive message in case the ACARS sends them. Investigators are now trying to use data from the satellite to identify the region where the plane was when its last blip was sent.
GUIDED FLIGHT
The third indication is that that after the transponder was turned off and civilian radar lost track of the plane, Malaysian military radar was able to continue to track the plane as it turned west. The plane was then tracked along a known flight route across the peninsula until it was several hundred miles (kilometres) offshore and beyond the range of military radar. Airliners normally fly from waypoint to waypoint where they can be seen by air traffic controllers who space them out so they don’t collide. These lanes in the sky aren’t straight lines. In order to follow that course, someone had to be guiding the plane, Goglia said. Goglia said he is very sceptical of reports the plane was flying erratically while it was being tracked by military radar, including steep ascents to very high altitudes and then sudden, rapid descents. Without a transponder signal, the ability to track planes isn’t reliable at very high altitudes or with sudden shifts in altitude, he said. --AP
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COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 239 ON MH370-777-200ER
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/complete-list-of-members-on-flight.html
OTHER MH370 STORIES I DONE
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-45-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/remebering-mh370-777-200er-victims-of.html (P1 REM-MEMBERS)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/remembering-mh370-777-200er-citizens.html (P2 REM-MEMBERS)
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-44-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-43-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-42-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-41-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-40-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-39-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-38-mh370-missing-plane-search-goes.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-37-mh370-missing-plane-narrowing.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-36-mh370-missing-plane-narrowing.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-35-mh370-missing-plane-narrowing.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-34-mh370-missing-plane-narrowing.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-33-mh370-missing-plane-what.html
LINKS FROM DAYS 1 TO 32 ABOUT MH370-777-200ER SEARCH
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2014/04/day-32-mh370-missing-plane-they-may.html
THE MISSING PLANE MH370 SITUATION AT 12:03AM TUE APR 22,2014
FREESCALE COMMENTS
The search continues for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, and we are holding out hope for our employees and all the passengers on board the flight. As we manage through this time of uncertainty, our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and colleagues.In the meantime, we will continue to do our best to make a positive difference for the families of our impacted employees during this difficult situation. We have teams dedicated to our employees' families to provide a range of support services to assist them as they hope and pray for the safe return of their loved ones.We have been moved by the strong outpouring of sympathy from fellow employees, partners, customers and friends of Freescale. We appreciate your support and ask that you continue to keep everyone on board Flight MH370 in your thoughts.Thank you from the Freescale Family.
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Stan L Bowman -Ontario Canada 13 hours ago-APR 20,14
We Pray the Families Kidnapped will be returned to their loved ones.I will not give up Hope for these Families till i have Total proof their dead.And As of Apr 20,15.Their is no proof these Family members are dead but Kidnapped somewhere.I'll keep praying KING JESUS will Bring them Back Home.
Search continues for Malaysian flight MH370-Media Release-21 April 2014—am-JACC
Up to 10 military aircraft and 11 ships will assist in today's search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.Today the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has planned a visual search area totaling approximately 49,491 square kilometres. The centre of the search area lies approximately 1741 kilometres north west of Perth.This morning, Bluefin-21 AUV completed mission eight in the underwater search area. Bluefin-21 has searched approximately two thirds of the focused underwater search area to date. No contacts of interest have been found to date.The focused underwater search area is defined as a circle of 10km radius around the second Towed Pinger Locator detection which occurred on 8 April.Bluefin-21 AUV's ninth mission will commence later this morning.The weather forecast for today has conditions deteriorating, particularly in the north of the search area, as Tropical Cyclone Jack continues its track southwards. Wide spread showers are developing with isolated thunderstorms to the north and east south-easterly winds.
-JACCBy Azura Abas | news@nst.com.my-NEWSTRAITSTIMES-APR 21,14
The search for the missing aircraft had entered the 46th today and no new leads were reported with the deployment of the autonomous unmanned vehicle Bluefin-21 so far as the drone scanned the seabed for the past week at designated search area where pings were detected believed to be from the black box ov f the missing jetliner.Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said on Saturday that in the next 48 hours would be crucial to find results before opting for the next course of action including the possibilities to regroup and re-look all information related to the missing aircraft.Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri, who heads the ministrial asset deployment committee, declined to elaborate details of today's meeting."We are still in the midst of discussion," he said when asked on whether the lack of new leads in last few days had prompted the search and recover operation to review all data including expanding the search area for missing MH370.Read more: MH370 Tragedy: Financial assistance and action plan details to be announced -
21 April 2014| last updated at 10:28AM-MH192: Police to look into elements of sabotage-By KOI KYE LEE | kklee@nst.com.my-NEWSTRAITSTIMES
PUTRAJAYA: Investigations would be carried out to see if there were elements of sabotage on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH192.Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the investigation would be made as the plane had made an air turn back early this morning.He was responding to Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein's call for the police to conduct an investigation.MH192 was en route to Bangalore from Kuala Lumpur when the tyre burst and right hand landing gear malfunctioned. The 166 passengers including crew members were unharmed as the plane had landed safety at approximately 1.56am.
MH370 search cost yet to be determined - Ab Aziz- Bernama | Updated: April 21, 2014-ATRO AWANI
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has not determined the overall cost of the search and recovery operation for the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 which went missing on March 8, the Dewan Negara was informed here Monday.Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi said the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) required every country to provide search and rescue services within their jurisdiction under Annex 12 of the Chicago Convention 1994.This meant that the SAR cost would be shared by all the countries involved, he replied to a question from Senator Rohani Abdullah on the cost of the operation so far."So far 26 countries, 89 aircraft, 80 ships, several satellites, a submarine and an autonomous underwater vehicle have been involved in the operation," he added.The search is now focused at the southern Indian Ocean, south west of Perth, Australia.MH370 with 239 people aboard left the KL International Airport at 12.41 am on March 8 and disappeared from radar screens about an hour later while over the South China Sea. It was to have arrived in Beijing at 6.30 am the same day.A multinational search was mounted for the Boeing 777-200 aircraft, first in the South China Sea and then, after it was learnt that the plane had veered off course, in the southern Indian Ocean.After an analysis of satellite data indicated that the plane's last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth, Australia, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced on March 24 that Flight MH370 had "ended in the southern Indian Ocean".Story first published on: April 21, 2014 16:25 (MYT)
Read more at: http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/mh370-search-cost-yet-to-be-determined-ab-aziz-34365?cp
MH370 Tragedy: Sub search two-third complete
21 April 2014| last updated at 03:23PM-NEWSTRAITSTIMES
PERTH: As the search continued off the coast of Australia for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet today, the airline announced another plane bound for India was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its tires burst on takeoff.All 159 passengers and seven crew members arrived safely back in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, about 2am on today, around four hours after the plane took off for Bangalore, India.The incident brought additional drama to an airline already under immense pressure for answers from the public and the families of those missing from Flight 370, more than six weeks after it departed the same airport.Meanwhile, a robotic submarine continued scouring a desolate patch of silt-covered seafloor in the Indian Ocean for any trace of the missing plane.The unmanned sub has spent nearly a week searching for the plane’s black boxes and has covered about two-thirds of its focused search area. But it has yet to uncover any clues that could shed light on the plane’s mysterious disappearance.The U.S. Navy’s Bluefin 21 has made eight trips below the surface to scan the seabed far off the coast of western Australia, journeying beyond its recommended depth of 4 1/2 kilometres (2.8 miles).Its search area forms a 10-kilometer (6-mile) radius around the location of an underwater signal that was believed to have come from the aircraft’s black boxes.The search coordination centre said the sonar scan of the seafloor in that area was expected to be completed sometime this week.Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has stressed the importance of the weekend’s submarine missions, but added that even if no debris was recovered, the scope of the search may be broadened or other assets may be used.The search for debris on the ocean surface also continued Monday, with up to 10 military aircraft and 11 ships combing a 49,500 square kilometre (19,000 square mile) area, about 1,700 kilometres (1,000 miles) northwest of Perth, the search coordination centre said.A cyclone was swirling over the ocean northwest of the search area, and was expected to bring increasing rain and winds to the northern section of the search zone later today.The search coordination centre has said the hunt for floating debris will continue through at least Tuesday.Radar and satellite data show the jet veered far off course on March 8 for unknown reasons and would have run out of fuel in the remote section of ocean where the search has been focused.Not one piece of debris has been recovered since the massive multinational hunt began.There have been numerous leads, but all have turned out to be false. The most promising development came when four underwater signals were detected April 5 and 8.The sounds were consistent with pings that would have been emanating from the plane’s flight data and cockpit recorders’ beacons before their batteries died.--AP
Read more: MH370 Tragedy: Sub search two-third complete - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/font-color-red-mh370-tragedy-font-sub-search-two-third-complete-1.574655#ixzz2zWdZZBSv
MH370 Tragedy: NOK committee to set date for 'no survivors' announcement
By Azura Abas and Zafira Anwar | news@nst.com.my-NEW STRAITS TIMES-APR 20,14
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainudin said as the head for the next-of-kin (NOK) committee, he understands the anguish and pain that the family members of those on board MH370 are going through. "I give my personal assurance that our committee is keeping the families' best interest close to our hearts," said Hamzah adding that the previous three NOK committee meetings he had chaired involved 16 relevant ministries and agencies. "We are working very closely with various governments especially with the countries whose nationals were on board MH370, from the meetings, various issues that needed urgent attention were addressed such as the objective and framework of our committee. "I will be flying to Beijing soon to ensure that the bilateral ties between Malaysia and China remains unscathed by the MH370," he said at a press conference after attending a briefing with the affected family members here. Hamzah said the NOK had been told that every party is looking for answers of what happened to the ill-fated flight and promised the families that he would bring issues that were raised in the briefing to the committee's meeting tomorrow. He added part of the discussion with the NOK involved finding a solution for the family members to move forward as well as the amount of financial assistance that will be given to every affected families. Hamzah said the financial assistance for every NOK would come from Malaysia Airlines and that the government would assist the airline if necessary. Hamzah added that the NOK committee would be discussing on setting a date to announce that there were no survivors from MH370 so that relevant documents including death certificates could be issued. "It has taken 44 days to find the missing MH370 and the family members were updated with information that has been furnished by the experts," he said. Hamzah said the Chinese government holds a crucial role in explaining to the affected family members as they understand their own people and the culture. He added that the sub-committee had also undertaken steps to address the needs and welfareof the Chinese next of kin including assigning Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun to discuss with the Chinese Government on the needs and welfare of the affected familiy members. Hamzah say the team in Beijing has conducted briefings and the updates will be given when there are things that have come up.Read more: MH370 Tragedy: NOK committee to set date for 'no survivors' announcement - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/font-color-red-mh370-tragedy-font-nok-committee-to-set-date-for-no-survivors-announcement-1.573804#ixzz2zWXe2DO5
MISSING MH370: 3 pieces of evidence point to jet's takeover
16 March 2014| last updated at 12:24PM-NEWSTRAITSTIMES
There are three pieces of evidence that aviation safety experts say make it clear the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was taken over by someone who was knowledgeable about how the plane worked.
TRANSPONDER
One clue is that the plane’s transponder — a signal system that identifies the plane to radar — was shut off about an hour into the flight. In order to do that, someone in the cockpit would have to turn a knob with multiple selections to the off position while pressing down at the same time, said John Goglia, a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board. That’s something a pilot would know how to do, but it could also be learned by someone who researched the plane on the Internet, he said.
ACARS
Another clue is that part of the Boeing 777’s Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was shut off.The system, which has two parts, is used to send short messages via a satellite or VHF radio to the airline’s home base. The information part of the system was shut down, but not the transmission part. In most planes, the information part of the system can be shut down by hitting cockpit switches in sequence in order to get to a computer screen where an option must be selected using a keypad, said Goglia, an expert on aircraft maintenance. That’s also something a pilot would know how to do, but that could also be discovered through research, he said. But to turn off the other part of the ACARS, it would be necessary to go to an electronics bay beneath the cockpit. That’s something a pilot wouldn’t normally know how to do, Goglia said, and it wasn’t done in the case of the Malaysia plane. Thus, the ACARS transmitter continued to send out blips that were recorded by the Inmarsat satellite once an hour for four to five hours after the transponder was turned off. The blips don’t contain any messages or data, but the satellite can tell in a very broad way what region the blips are coming from and adjusts the angle of its antenna to be ready to receive message in case the ACARS sends them. Investigators are now trying to use data from the satellite to identify the region where the plane was when its last blip was sent.
GUIDED FLIGHT
The third indication is that that after the transponder was turned off and civilian radar lost track of the plane, Malaysian military radar was able to continue to track the plane as it turned west. The plane was then tracked along a known flight route across the peninsula until it was several hundred miles (kilometres) offshore and beyond the range of military radar. Airliners normally fly from waypoint to waypoint where they can be seen by air traffic controllers who space them out so they don’t collide. These lanes in the sky aren’t straight lines. In order to follow that course, someone had to be guiding the plane, Goglia said. Goglia said he is very sceptical of reports the plane was flying erratically while it was being tracked by military radar, including steep ascents to very high altitudes and then sudden, rapid descents. Without a transponder signal, the ability to track planes isn’t reliable at very high altitudes or with sudden shifts in altitude, he said. --AP
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