Airline News
MH370: declared fatal accident
February 3rd 2015
“Officially” declaring Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 “an accident” last week, the Malaysian government said it hoped this would provide closure to the families and loved ones of the 239 passengers and crew “presumed to have lost their lives” when the B777-200ER disappeared without trace last March. Read More »
Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia director general, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, said “the search for MH370 remains a priority” and Malaysia remains “committed to continue all reasonable efforts to bring closure to this unfortunate tragedy, with the continuing cooperation and assistance of the governments of China and Australia.”
Rahman added that “the analysis of all available evidence [including radar and satellite data] … supports the conclusion that MH370 ended its flight in the southern Indian Ocean” where it is believed to rest on the sea floor at a depth of up to 6,000 meters. The aviation authority chief finished by saying there was nothing further to add as to the cause of the “accident”.
The unsolved mystery of flight MH370 has led to increased calls from the global aviation industry to introduce standardised automatic live data streaming on-board commercial aircraft. Qatar Airways has said it is working towards becoming the first airline to introduce full-time, pilot-independent aircraft systems monitoring and reporting across its fleet “from this year after it has successfully passed the tests”.
