S V Choong 4 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 I'm told from this month's inflight mag. === RT @shamilf: AirAsia, the world's best airline, populated and managed by inherently arrogant douchebags. http://pic.twitter.com/OVUkOePGsy Ouch! That's not very PC... douchebags indeed, never seize any opportunity to take a jab at the other airline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) I'm told from this month's inflight mag. === RT @shamilf: AirAsia, the world's best airline, populated and managed by inherently arrogant douchebags. http://pic.twitter.com/OVUkOePGsy Considering that D7 fired one of their pilots over comments he made about MH370, I find it impossible that they would do such a thing on purpose. They'll gain nothing over this crass attempt at a joke. Perhaps the magazine was printed months in advance & they didn't manage to censor this? Ouch! That's not very PC... douchebags indeed, never seize any opportunity to take a jab at the other airline.Actually you can as long as it doesn't involve safety. Edited April 4, 2014 by Mohd Suhaimi Fariz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff R. 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Why the obsession with scrambling jets to intercept? Do not expect jets to be scrambled every time there a UFO ok. Its peace time, gosh too much hollywood So exactly when did terrorists declare peace time? Do you think it is acceptable that an airliner can fly across Malaysia, undetected or ignored? If MH370 had been hijacked and the terrorists wanted to emulate 9/11 would you be defending the Air Force for doing nothing? Geoff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulyadir Fitri 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 I'm told from this month's inflight mag. === RT @shamilf: AirAsia, the world's best airline, populated and managed by inherently arrogant douchebags. http://pic.twitter.com/OVUkOePGsy Yup,it's on page 124 of the mag, in the column by Captain Lim. The online version of the mag is available on AirAsia's site Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil M. 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2014 Too much missing info to complete the jig saw puzzle in first hour?Simply unreal after exactly 1 month.Without them i am convinced they will never find this aircraft!The silence from our neighbors to the south and north is deafening . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 I'm told from this month's inflight mag. === RT @shamilf: AirAsia, the world's best airline, populated and managed by inherently arrogant douchebags. http://pic.twitter.com/OVUkOePGsy Ok, I buy this. RT @azranosmanrani: @Jeghui editorial for Travel360 was closed 6 weeks before print, in Feb. Still very poor negligence. Pulling it all off planes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Wow, immediate respond. Respect! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIR 2 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Just to share several search planes involved in the search operation. These photos were photographed yesterday. Gulfstream G650 ZK-KFB serving as a communications relay aircraft taxying in at 1740. Usually flies more than 10 hours in duration for this search mission. There was also a civilian GLEX and G-550 assisting the search yesterday. The Japanese Coast Guard Gulfstream U-4 has returned back to Japan on 3rd April. The two PLAAF IL-76MD resting after their daily sortie. Larger military aircraft such as the IL-76, Boeing P-8, Boeing E-7A involved in the search are based in Perth instead of Pearce because these aircraft require a longer runway with a full fuel load. Boeing P-8A Poseidon (LF-429 and LF-430). LF-429 operated from Subang during the early stage of the search operation. The US Navy C-40A at the far right arrived YPPH yesterday, probably sending logistics and not joining the search team. One of the two Boeing E-7A serving as communications relay aircraft for the search mission returning back to Perth after a daily sortie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Ouch! That's not very PC... douchebags indeed, never seize any opportunity to take a jab at the other airline. Yup,it's on page 124 of the mag, in the column by Captain Lim. The online version of the mag is available on AirAsia's site Likely the article is referring to navigation and it is unlike Captain Lim to take a jab at his ex-colleagues. Too much missing info to complete the jig saw puzzle in first hour?Simply unreal after exactly 1 month.Without them i am convinced they will never find this aircraft!The silence from our neighbors to the south and north is deafening . May be they dare prefer not to embarrass contradict the unerring gomen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Most expensive aviation search: A$53 million (US$50 million) to find flight MH370Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/most-expensive-aviation-search-53-million-to-find-flight-mh370-20140404-36463.html#ixzz2xypovjWZ If only MAS installed the tracking software SWIFT... this won't be the world's most difficult search ever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Taxpayers will have to foot MH370 liabilities http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/259165 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Taxpayers will have to foot MH370 liabilities http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/259165 As if MAS don't have insurance that will cover eventualities such as these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leon t 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Not sure if insurance cover for the many searches but it will cover the passengers and crew life and that of the plane. Believed that the govt must pay for most of the cost for the searches. However still cant believe that when MH 370 first lost contact and then the massive search off Vietnam and then it took the govt to say that the RMAF radar have detected the turn back on the 5th DAY! - and then the subsequent search off Penang for another 4 -5 days. Then last couple of weeks only the govt says again the RMAS tracked the plane down the Malacca straits!!! Why has the govt wasted a total of easily 10 days of fruitless searches when they claim recently that their radar capture all these?? Its either the govt really have something to hide on this radar detection of the turn back or that the RMAF personnel didn't even know about the turn back until they went back and review the tapes and then after a few days only discovered the turn back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izanee 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Terrible tragedy. I cannot believe no one knows where the plane went. What I don't understand is why didn't the ATC contact RMAF to ask them if they could see MH370 (after contact was lost?). Don't you think that would be the most logical step? Isn't there a procedure for lost plane that u can activate? Isn't it better to be safe than sorry?? I can understand why the relatives are frustrated with our government... No explanations whatsoever. Edited April 5, 2014 by Izanee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cire 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 PC now.. British nuclear sub is in the search region. MOT reiterated that the Najib mentioned the flight ends in the South Indian Ocean, but that does not mean it crashes... (ha? ) Several sub-committees formed for better coordinations which includes handling relatives' concerns - MOT June 2014 was the due date to replace battery of the blackbox from MH370 - AJ DCA said Boeing is with the search committee giving consultations and investigation as well. No new satellite imaging till date, and currently search team is trying to locate the debris identified earlier by satellite. No new development on the police investigations on the crew and passengers - MOT There is no loop turn for the aircraft - DCA AC took full load of fuel. Estimate 8 hrs of flight - AJ Immediate focus now is to look for their love ones. That goes beyond dollars and cents - MOT - (when asked how much monies from the tax payers will be used for this.) CNN - how much do we actually know from the initial stage of the search? MOT insist that upon finding the blackbox then only will we know for sure of what and why it happened? Also said that there's no information with held from countries whether military or otherwise. Once there's evidence of the aircraft debris will only then MAS will fly relatives to Perth - AJ Malaysia will never stop looking for MH370 even when the blackbox ping is ended- MOT There's no written record for Malaysia to declare the AC lost after certain time period like what's available for a missing person- DCA The transcript between tower and AC is released however on verification of who were the ones onboard speaking is still under investigation. (huh?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alberttky 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Indonesia AirAsia pilots are so well-trained on 93% of all unstable approaches they continue their landings instead of executing miss approaches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 However still cant believe that when MH 370 first lost contact and then the massive search off Vietnam and then it took the govt to say that the RMAF radar have detected the turn back on the 5th DAY! - and then the subsequent search off Penang for another 4 -5 days. Then last couple of weeks only the govt says again the RMAS tracked the plane down the Malacca straits!!! They needed verification that the blip was indeed MH370 and that verification came from US authorities later. Since it's a primary radar system they can't ascertain with confidence straight away that it was the 777 since Malaysian airspace at that particular time would be busy with commercial airliners heading towards Europe & beyond. It's been pointed out since day 2, and a small scale search was indeed launched in the vicinity of the Malacca Straits. Only after it was confirmed that the blip was Romeo Oscar that full scale search of the Malacca Straits commenced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 They needed verification that the blip was indeed MH370 and that verification came from US authorities later. Since it's a primary radar system they can't ascertain with confidence straight away that it was the 777 since Malaysian airspace at that particular time would be busy with commercial airliners heading towards Europe & beyond.Begs the question then as to what the Americans can verify happened in Malaysian airspace that Malaysians could not verify Agreed the bit about airspace being busy that time of day, but doubt if there would have been very many, if any, planes going from Igari towards Butterworth/Penang on regular basis, whether heading to Europe or otherwise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I. Wong 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Malaysia missing plane search China ship 'picks up signal' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26902127 some 'hope' at the end? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Begs the question then as to what the Americans can verify happened in Malaysian airspace that Malaysians could not verify Agreed the bit about airspace being busy that time of day, but doubt if there would have been very many, if any, planes going from Igari towards Butterworth/Penang on regular basis, whether heading to Europe or otherwise Agree. From FR24 it certainly didn't show much movement from east coast to west. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hafiziza 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Chinese families' aggression won't help to find missing flight MH370 http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1464249/chinese-families-aggression-wont-help-find-missing-flight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Chinese families' aggression won't help to find missing flight MH370 http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1464249/chinese-families-aggression-wont-help-find-missing-flight You seemed to have a pretty strong interest on that front. We can certainly count on you to keep track on that front! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leon t 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 yes latest is Chinese ship detected signal and its the same frequency as blackbox would be giving at 37.5 megahertz. If indeed tru that will be great as marks exactly a month after the plane disappeared. And it does show that Chinese ship is more advanced that thought to be able to detect and equipped with good sonar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cire 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 it wil be a bitter-sweet discovery indeed. Finding of the black box will disclose a lot of answers to all the un-answered questions so far, and also provide a closure for the families and MAS as well. However, this would mean that MH370 actually have crashed into the ocean, and survivability is close to none. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hafiziza 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2014 Anish Patel, president of pinger manufacturer Dukane Seacom, is skeptical about Chinese report that pulse signal located. http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/04/05/newday-missing-plane-pulse-sound-skeptical.cnn.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
