MH370 - Missing

[Greg McDonald]

And, in a standard reflection on American society:

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel...-1226864848018

[Grahame Hutchison]

From FlightGlobal ...

MH370 search area moved after aircraft speed data revised

Full Article

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has shifted the search area for the lost Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER northeast from the previous location owing to revised calculations of the aircraft’s speed.

Following AMSA’s receipt of a “new credible lead”, the search has been moved 1,100km to the northeast of the previous search zone to a location 1,850 west of Perth.

The new search area is approximately 319,000km2, it adds.

[Jason H]

I don't understand this....does this mean that all the other 'debris' they found at the old location (2500km SW of Perth) is now considered to not be part of the aircraft? What about the 120 something pieces of debris they found there? Or the initial satellite photos that steered the search area to the Southern Indian Ocean in the first place? And then their confirmation that the aircraft did indeed crash in the Southern Indian Ocean; all based on satellite images of debris at an area that they have now changed to 1100km north?

Am I missing something???

[Philip Argy]

There are too many things that don't gel. About the only way I can reconcile them is to rationalise that obfuscation is being deliberately introduced to mask the true source and means by which new search areas are being identified and adopted.

The most recent change is too glibly explained by faster plane + more fuel burned = less distance. And the effort expended on the abandoned area is just wasted entirely?

If we get any closer to the Australian mainland OUR defence forces will have to start explaining what they knew and when they knew it ...

[Montague S]

full transcript of communications has been released.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-0...leased/5360484

[Nigel C]

Has Malaysian Airlines 'retired' the MH370 flight number as a result of this disappearance?

[Andrew Coggan]

Originally Posted by Nigel C

Has Malaysian Airlines 'retired' the MH370 flight number as a result of this disappearance?

Yes Nigel, they did that within about a week of the disappearance.

[Nigel C]

Cheers

[Geoff Br]

Originally Posted by Philip Argy

There are too many things that don't gel. About the only way I can reconcile them is to rationalise that obfuscation is being deliberately introduced to mask the true source and means by which new search areas are being identified and adopted.

The most recent change is too glibly explained by faster plane + more fuel burned = less distance. And the effort expended on the abandoned area is just wasted entirely?

If we get any closer to the Australian mainland OUR defence forces will have to start explaining what they knew and when they knew it ...

Agree Philip, some thing "odd" about the whole episode. I think the various authorities know a lot more than they are letting on. My thoughts go out to the crew and pax, all innocent parties?

[Greg Hyde]

4Corners will look at MH370 next Monday night (19/05)