[fiftymegaton]

A couple questions for anyone who might know:

1. Can the ACARS system be shut off from within the cockpit? Or does someone have to physically leave(be outside) the cockpit in order to deactivate it?

2. Once the ACARS system is turned off, can it be seen as turned off from within the cockpit? In other words, is there a display in the cockpit that shows whether or not the ACARS system is active or not?

[ltc8k6]

9M-MRO was a 200ER, which is not listed.

So the paper does not apply in this case.

[Vendome]

Nope.

[Pontiac]

Boeing appeared to worry that USB connection points on the seatbacks in some of the 777 airplanes could be vulnerable, considering the interconnectivity.

Why would Boeing put USB ports on the backs of passenger seats that could interconnect to the Flight systems?

That is insane.

Is putting a 5 pound server on the plane going to cost them that much per year in fuel that they can’t justify the cost?

Why do customers need USB ports anyway other than charging their phones? WiFi seems like a better idea anyway. But of course keep your flight systems off the WiFi network.

[Nitehawk0325]

System failure, my ass. Does anyone remember the Carter days and the hostages? I think Iran is behind this. They hijacked the aircraft, killed the pilot, and flew to Iran. Everyone knows Obama will be worse than Carter and probably get all the hostages killed. Since the majority of the passengers were Chinese, the Chinese leaders will use this to turn the general population against America.
Let's see how many red lines Oblowme draws.

[NoLibZone]

If they have been hacked then the days of commercial aviation are over.

[Dallas59]

[Tzfat]

No.

[MrMarbles]

What about all the passenger’s cell phones? So many questions.

[CPONuke]

If the reports of the tracking systems shutdown occuring before handoff to VN air space are true, how was the handoff even completed? Would ATC have some idea/indication that the tracking systems were off line?

[ncfool]

Read this link

http://keithledgerwood.tumblr.com/post/79838944823/did-malaysian-airlines-370-disappear-using-sia68

[Defiant]

Here's an interesting theory, claiming that the flight could have flown in the shadow of another 777 and made it to central asia undetected.

Did Malaysian Airlines 370 disappear using SIA68/SQ68 (another 777)?

This one is worthy of a James Bond movie. I don't subscribe to any specific theory, by the way, just enjoying reading them and waiting to find out which one was closest to the truth. It's a great world-wide mystery. I just wish we could find out already.