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Malaysian Airlines Loses Contact With Plane
This is not good....
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia Airlines said Saturday it lost contact with a plane carrying 239 people on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and search and rescue teams were trying to locate the aircraft.
Flight MH370 lost contact with the Subang air traffic control near Kuala Lumpur at 2:40 a.m. Saturday (18:40 GMT Friday).
The flight was operated on the Boeing 777-200 aircraft. It departed Kuala Lumpur at 12:41 a.m. Saturday (16:41 GMT Friday) and was expected to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. Saturday (22:30 GMT Friday).
The plane was carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members, the airline said.
The airline said it was working with authorities who activated their search and rescue team to locate the aircraft. The route would take the aircraft from Malaysia across to Vietnam and China.
"Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew. Focus of the airline is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support," Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said in a statement.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members," he added.
Malaysia Airlines has 15 Boeing 777-200 jets in its fleet of about 100 planes. The state-owned carrier last month reported its fourth straight quarterly loss.
The 777 has not had a fatal crash in its 20 year history until the Asiana crash in San Francisco in July 2014.
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03-07-2014, 08:33 PM
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The 777 has not had a fatal crash in its 20 year history until the Asiana crash in San Francisco in July 2014.
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Umm...that hasn't happened yet! 
Have been following this -- I was very happy when my friend, who lives in Malaysia and travels quite a bit, logged on this evening. Doesn't look good -- the longer it takes to find it, the less likely that it will end well.
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03-07-2014, 08:35 PM
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Umm...that hasn't happened yet!
Have been following this -- I was very happy when my friend, who lives in Malaysia and travels quite a bit, logged on this evening. Doesn't look good -- the longer it takes to find it, the less likely that it will end well. |
CNN reported quite a while ago that Malaysia Air said they have no idea, and that it would have been out of fuel at that time....
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03-07-2014, 08:49 PM
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Is the flight path over land, along the coastline, or does it cut across the South China Sea?
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03-07-2014, 08:50 PM
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Is the flight path over land, along the coastline, or does it cut across the South China Sea?
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heard they lost contact while it was over Viet Namese air space?
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03-07-2014, 08:50 PM
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Quote:
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Umm...that hasn't happened yet!
Have been following this -- I was very happy when my friend, who lives in Malaysia and travels quite a bit, logged on this evening. Doesn't look good -- the longer it takes to find it, the less likely that it will end well. |
Wasn't my typo but I see that they corrected it already.
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03-07-2014, 08:51 PM
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Terrorist act
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03-07-2014, 08:55 PM
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Terrorist act
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Link?, or are you just bored?
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Not to be fear mongering, but I sincerely hope this wasn't the work of North Korea....
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03-07-2014, 08:59 PM
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CTV News says that there were 2 Canadians onboard the missing plane.
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03-07-2014, 09:02 PM
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No link or not bored, been watching since it happened. Don't you think it's weird it just dissapaeared? Don't you think it's weird no communication from pilots? Something sudden had to have happened. I'm not being a dick but a couple analysts haven't ruled out a terrorist act either.
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03-07-2014, 09:06 PM
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Listening to CBC news and a cdn aviator also said pilot suicide is common in that area, just not heard about.
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03-07-2014, 09:13 PM
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With a sudden disappearance like that, a bomb on board or being shot down are the first things that come to mind. Would have assumed that under any other circumstances it would still be followed by radar....
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03-07-2014, 09:19 PM
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There are lots of hotly disputed islands in the South China Sea.
I'd guess the 777 aircraft was mistaken for a military flight and brought down in the water.
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03-07-2014, 09:31 PM
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CTV news is reporting they are picking up a weak signal in the waters near vietnam.
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03-07-2014, 09:42 PM
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Vietnamese and Chinese are reporting a weak signal but it's a false report
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03-07-2014, 09:59 PM
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Vietnam media now reporting their navy has confirmed that MalaysiaAirlines flight MH370 crashed into the ocean, the plane crashed into the sea at a location 153 miles South of Phu Quoc island.
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03-07-2014, 10:14 PM
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Awful news. Prayers to the families and hopefully for some survivors.
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I wonder how SAR is run in that part of the world.
Are there any ICAO standards?
Just wondering.
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I wonder how SAR is run in that part of the world.
Are there any ICAO standards?
Just wondering.
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Quite a few world class airports in the region bangkok, Singapore , manila , hongkong, tokyo. Im sure they'd have updated gear.
Thoughts for those lost at sea.
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03-07-2014, 11:15 PM
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Vietnam media now reporting their navy has confirmed that MalaysiaAirlines flight MH370 crashed into the ocean, the plane crashed into the sea at a location 153 miles South of Phu Quoc island.
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Really odd because the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing is mostly over land not the ocean.
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CTV National news at 11 reported the plane had not been found yet??????
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03-07-2014, 11:27 PM
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Not yet but I think the outcome is going to be really bad. My thoughts go out to everyone onboard and their families.
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03-07-2014, 11:31 PM
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Wish all the best . Not looking good
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03-08-2014, 12:36 AM
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Really odd because the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing is mostly over land not the ocean.
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Here is a pic of where they lost contact.
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03-08-2014, 12:41 AM
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Cant even fathom...I have a huge fear of flying..
No words...pray for the best..
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Very, very sad news. Thoughts and prayers to all affected by this terrible event. I really hope it is just and accident. There's enough turmoil in the world these days without adding more. 
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This is terrible
All those poor people. That is a new aircraft too. I wonder what happened.
RIP and our prayers for their families.
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Reports of two oil slicks, no wreckage.
When Sully and crew put it down on the Hudson, they were quickly surrounded by ferry ships.
This is how it turns out with a water landing everywhere else....perhaps.
Knock on wood....
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