Newitt 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 The aircraft's gone down then if the ELT is transmitting, hope there are survivors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaTan 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=147571 apparently this aircraft was involved in an incident in 2012 when the tip of its wing collided with an A340. it could crash due to faulty repair work. Still to early to know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johan Z 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 It's really heartbreaking. These photographers could at least have a little respect towards the relatives. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-08/relative-of-passenger-onboard-missing-malaysia-airlines-flight/5308000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cire 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Anguish, despairs , and helplessness. I can feel for the kins. So sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iwan 3 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 I was wondering can the fighter jets be scrambled since it involve another countries airspace. Might speed up locating the wreckage if theres one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-03-08/no-signal-detected-by-vietnamese-search-and-rescue/ Quite a huge area to cover....maybe they might want to expand the search area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khalil Abd Halim 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 best wishes to all onboard..quite surprised to see how young the FO is... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Read this online.......Kinda cruel, but we need to prepare ourselves for the inevitable. "We have to accept the reality which is painful to acknowledge. The plane is gone without a trace and we should not hope for the best although this is a cruel statement. The incident need to be checked and issue tackle with immediate effects. With a bad reputation tainted after announcing losses that runs into billion ringgit, MAS is in dire straits on how to explained this and the airline will be in deeper pocket now with claims from this 239 passengers family members. The Government need to make a stands on this issue as it is concerning national issue and integrity. No amount of bailouts should be confers on the national airline." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amirul Mazlan 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Whats so surprising having the young FO on the right seat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josh T 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 I'm still in shock... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil M. 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) It should be a Massive search effort from Malaysia,Vietnam before sundown.Could the E2 hawkeye ditact the signal from transponder?If yes surely the singaporeans can help ha! http://my.news.yahoo.com/mas-aircraf...023820132.html The latest it went down! Edited March 8, 2014 by Phil M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cire 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 China's foreign minister and others are already reacting to the airline's issues with news commentaries and sending ships to area. Where are our ministers and transport minister ? What a slop ! Malaysia is always behind people. They are tweeting instead !! What nonsense ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zamim 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Whats so surprising having the young FO on the right seat? At 27 is young but he has accumulated enough hours for B777 rating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Unoffical from Yahoo UPDATE [12:37]: Tuoi Tre, a leading daily in Vietnam, reports that the Vietnamese Navy has confirmed the plane crashed into the ocean. According to Navy Admiral Ngo Van Phat, Commander of the Region 5, military radar recorded that the plane crashed into the sea at a location 153 miles South of Phu Quoc island. http://my.news.yahoo.com/mas-aircraft-goes-missing--says-airline-023820132.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
affendi osman 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Off topicBut for the first time during my involvement with Mwings forum, there are soooooooo many readers reading this thread! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil M. 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 The Vietnamese has confirmed !it went down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 China's foreign minister and others are already reacting to the airline's issues with news commentaries and sending ships to area. Where are our ministers and transport minister ? What a slop ! Malaysia is always behind people. They are tweeting instead !! What nonsense ! Malaysian SAR teams have been activated according to AJ - http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/PasukanSARMalaysia_Vietnamsudahdiaktifkankesanpesawat_CEOMAS/Article/?mutakhir Let's keep politics out of this for a while, ok? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wi Ching 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) China's foreign minister and others are already reacting to the airline's issues with news commentaries and sending ships to area. Where are our ministers and transport minister ? What a slop ! Malaysia is always behind people. They are tweeting instead !! What nonsense ! Search and rescue already started since went missing .... Edited March 8, 2014 by Wi Ching Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Off topic But for the first time during my involvement with Mwings forum, there are soooooooo many readers reading this thread! Yes indeed, no matter what our religion is, language we speak, what ethnicity, we are all Malaysians who care and standby our fellow countrymen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shahjees 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) just checked MH370 last known position, notice the Altitute was 35,000feet and then it shows 0feet, whatever happened it happened very fast at 35,000ft, hoping for miracles.. Edited March 8, 2014 by shahjees Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Malaysian SAR teams have been activated according to AJ - http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/PasukanSARMalaysia_Vietnamsudahdiaktifkankesanpesawat_CEOMAS/Article/?mutakhir Let's keep politics out of this for a while, ok? I can only imagine the sheer magnitude of the task. We are talking about cross border exercise at a fragile political time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cire 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Malaysian SAR teams have been activated according to AJ - http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/PasukanSARMalaysia_Vietnamsudahdiaktifkankesanpesawat_CEOMAS/Article/?mutakhir Let's keep politics out of this for a while, ok? Its not about politics. Its about how fast are we in responding to emergency. As it involve our own airline, we should show more concern by stepping up to the plate and start showing folks out there whats' going on with the S&R etc. Not tweet about it instead. Insensitive! again, nothing about politics here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johan Z 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Its not about politics. Its about how fast are we in responding to emergency. As it involve our own airline, we should show more concern by stepping up to the plate and start showing folks out there whats' going on with the S&R etc. Not tweet about it instead. Insensitive! again, nothing about politics here. Malaysia's SAR team was deployed as soon as the plane went missing. Do you think sending our ministers to the sea will do much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Chai 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 Lets pray that there will be survivors. It was an unfortunate to happen this incident lately after MASWings DHC incident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leon t 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2014 according to S'pore news, Vietnam has found the plane signal and confirmed the plane went down at sea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites